Water Plants
Cyperus 'Baby Moses'
Baby Moses papyrus
A papyrus selection with slender stems and fine, umbrella-like heads. Its airy texture contrasts with broad-leaved water-garden plants and can also be enjoyed in a consistently moist container.
At a glance
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Pond placement
- Water garden, moist container or bog edge.
- Winter care
- Bring indoors before frost to a bright, warm location; keep moist.
- Water
- Consistently wet soil
Sizes & prices
- 4"$12.99
Catalog updated September 8, 2026. This is not a live stock count; please call to confirm availability and price.
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Resistance & tolerances
- Wet soil
- Tolerates wet soil and shallow standing water.
Seasonal interest
- Foliage
- Upright stems topped with fine green rays.
Water garden care
- Planting method
- Moist container or pond-edge pot; keep the crown above water and the root ball moist.
- Watering
- Keep the root ball consistently moist.
- Pruning
- Remove spent stems at their base, rather than shortening green stems.
- Division
- Divide crowded plants in spring.
- Size in trials
- Reached 39 in. tall × 29 in. wide in Penn State’s 2022 sun-container trial. This is a trial measurement, not a universal mature-size guarantee.
Sources & photo credits
Photo: Penn State University Flower Trials · Penn State Flower Trials: photos free of copyright limitations; credit requested
Reviewed September 27, 2026. Growing conditions vary by location.