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Cyperus percamenthus - Dwarf Giant Papyrus (898 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.08 2007 on 10:26:18 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's textLong on beauty and history, papyrus has been known and used by Man for millennia. Soft green clouds of papyrus lined the Nile River during the time of the pharaohs. The infant Moses was found among the bulrushes. Ancient Egyptians kept records of their pyramid building activities on papyrus sheets, from which we get the word paper. Today papyrus is appreciated for its beauty and is often used in ornamental landscapes. Like other sedges, the stem is triangular in cross section, and contains a whi ...
Cyperus alternifolia - Umbrella Plants (1436 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 06:50:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textUmbrella plant is a close cousin of the papyrus plant of ancient Egypt, which it resembles. Like papyrus, it also forms clumps in wet and boggy areas, although it will thrive in drier situations as well. Also like papyrus, all the leaves are arranged atop triangular stems. But while papyrus has 12 wiry leaves, those of umbrella plant are narrow and flattened and only 6 to 10 long. They are symmetrically arranged around the stem in a disk, resembling the petals on a daisy. Small greenish flowers ...
Hacienda Courtyards (2042 readers)
Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:50:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textMexican Design Books | Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise. ...
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