Galingale

Galingale (Cyperus) - A water plant of fine form from 2 to 3 feet high, C. longus is crowned by a handsome, loose, umbellate panicle of chestnut-colored flower-spikes, at the base of which there are three or more leaves, often 1 or 2 feet long, the lower ones of a bright shining green arching gracefully. The root-stock is thick and aromatic, and was formerly used much as a tonic. A rare native plant.