Baby Tut is a dwarf compact selection of Cyperus involucratus reaching 24-inches tall and wide. Believe me when I say they are worth every penny. This means if you live in an area that freezes, you will grow it as an annual, like you do so many other ornamental grasses. King Tut and Prince Tut are both Cyperus papyrus and cold hardy in zones 10 and warmer.
winters and took a little cutting back to keep it in its allotted space. When I was Director of Georgia’s Columbus Georgia Botanical Garden, we used King Tut papyrus, Cyperus papyrus from Egypt, and the umbrella palm Cyperus involucratus, which is a close relative from Madagascar. Know this, these plants leap off the shelves in the spring, so get ready to rumble. They leave me hoping a Queen Tut might be in our future, but I digress. All of them will transform a mixed container like few other plants can do. In those 7 years since I last wrote about King Tut, Proven Winners has added a Baby Tut and a Prince Tut. It has won 136 awards across the country including Texas, which speaks volumes to its summer durability and usefulness in design. King Tut offers an incredible fine leaf texture with its foliage born on top of a cane, reed, or stalk, that is reminiscent of bamboo. It needs to be much more widely planted, as the thriller in mixed containers and in the landscape, where it creates a mood that is unparalleled in the plant world. It has been 7 years since I last wrote about King Tut papyrus grass.
Such was the case recently, when my wife Jan and I became mesmerized with their plantings of flowers and foliage, in combination with the graceful King Tut papyrus.
The seasonal color and serenity will have you energized in short order. The Azalea Bowl at Callaway Gardens is one of The Garden Guy’s favorite places, even when the 3,000-plus azaleas aren’t blooming.
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