General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Graceful Grasses®
Trade Name: King Tut®
Cultivar name: 'King Tut'
Common names
  • Papyrus

Photo Gallery
Location: My Yard
Date: 2020-08-08
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas -- Bad Internet right now; If in wrong place, feel free to comment. Photos might jump sometimes
Location: At a garden center
Date: 2011-10-09
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2022 Oct 10
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-06-18
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-05
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2023
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2023
Date: 2023-06-25
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2023
Date: 2023-08-05
Location: AgriLife North Farm, Overton, TX
Date: 2016-06-23
Location: AgriLife North Farm, Overton, TX
Date: 2016-06-23
Location: My Yard, growing in pond.
Date: 2016-10-19
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-07-10
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-08-06

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners used with permission
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners used with permission
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Location: My Yard, growing in pond.
Date: 2015-08-24
Location: My Yard, growing in pond.
Date: 2015-08-24
Location: My Yard, growing in pond.
Date: 2016-10-19
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2010-04-10
Location: Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI
Date: 2014-04-27

Date: 2014-02-01

Date: 2014-02-01
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-10-26
This is an image taken after the first frost.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens 
Date: 2011-07-01
Fresh from the nursery, and all potted up.
Location: My yard, Florida
Date: 2019-03-18
lacy filamentous new growth

Date: 2014-07-27
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2014-07-27
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2015-08-26
Location: Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale NY
Date: 2015-08-26

Date: 2015-08-26

Date: 2015-08-26
Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Feb 12, 2015 3:21 PM concerning plant:
    Fascinating!

    @lovesblooms I had no idea that this one produced fertile seed. Thanks for sharing!
  • Posted by keithp2012 (Long Island, NY - Zone 7a) on Aug 27, 2015 10:26 PM concerning plant:
    One of the hardest plants I found trying to I.D.! It almost looks like an allium but it has no purple or white flowers and gets huge!
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jun 29, 2023 6:42 AM concerning plant:
    This cultivar of Cyperus papyrus is quite large and vigorous. In two months, this plant can grow for a small 4 inch pot to a towering mass of pom-poms. This cultivar is almost twice as tall as Prince Tut. So, if you want a smaller-sized similar-shaped Cyperus, Prince Tut is probably a better choice.
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On February 4, 2017 Seeds sown
indoors
lovesblooms On February 12, 2015 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On February 7, 2015 Seeds sown
indoors
dnrevel On October 29, 2023 Winterized
Soaked the plant on Oct 28, repotted and brought indoors Oct 29. In new pot in water.
dnrevel On October 15, 2022 Winterized
Brought indoors to overwinter. As of mid November, doing well, new sprout starting. 🙂 Is in a slotted pot inside a larger pot filled with water.
dnrevel On September 30, 2022 Maintenance performed
Brought into the new greenhouse to protect from frost.
dnrevel On June 6, 2022 Obtained plant
Bought at a local nursery & added to the small water garden.
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