A tropical Old World sedge that has stiff green stems, each terminating in a whorl of arching green leaflike bracts. It is commonly grown as a houseplant.
伞莎草
Cyperus involucratus, family Cyperaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Add a small water plant (such as a dwarf umbrella plant) in a bonsai dish, rocks, a submersible pump, and a bamboo spout that's a variation of the traditional Japanese deer scarer, or shishi odoshi (often sold at nurseries).
Another moisture loving perennial at Glin is Darmera Peltata, commonly known as the umbrella plant.
Schefflera arboricola also known as the dwarf umbrella tree or Hawaiian dwarf umbrella is the little brother to the old time umbrella plant.
The Umbrella plant got its name from the green bracts that form atop its long stems.
It is known as the umbrella plant but I find it more reminiscent of a fireworks explosion.
Definition of umbrella plant in US English:
umbrella plant
noun
A tropical Old World sedge that has stiff green stems, each terminating in a whorl of arching green leaflike bracts. It is commonly grown as a houseplant.
伞莎草
Cyperus alternifolius (or involucratus), family Cyperaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Another moisture loving perennial at Glin is Darmera Peltata, commonly known as the umbrella plant.
The Umbrella plant got its name from the green bracts that form atop its long stems.
Add a small water plant (such as a dwarf umbrella plant) in a bonsai dish, rocks, a submersible pump, and a bamboo spout that's a variation of the traditional Japanese deer scarer, or shishi odoshi (often sold at nurseries).
Schefflera arboricola also known as the dwarf umbrella tree or Hawaiian dwarf umbrella is the little brother to the old time umbrella plant.
It is known as the umbrella plant but I find it more reminiscent of a fireworks explosion.