Apparently the only place it grows in Europe, Who knows?
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Sicily – Papyrus
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Well, according to traghettiper-sicilia.it “The city of Syracuse has many peculiarities that make it unique. One of the most curious is certainly the link that this Sicilian city has with the papyrus. Syracuse is in fact the only European city where papyrus, a shrub typical of the banks of the Nile, grows in abundance.” So, maybe it grows elsewhere but not in abundance. It’s even grown in Oz, but just as a garden and pond plant.
I am very glad not to be involved in making papyrus, it sounds like hard work!
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Thanks for adding this information Yvonne.
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I wonder why Sicily / Syracuse are the only places in Europe for this plant. Does anybody know?
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Maybe it is just down to environmental conditions. The water that it grows in is from a natural spring, an artisian well.
Maybe it could grow elsewhere but there is no commercial reason to do so.
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Thank you.
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Fascinating
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I have never seen papyrus in the local garden centre I have to say.
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Me neither, not that I visit many
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love the top shot and i had no idea papyrus only growing in one place there
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I suspect that it might be quite invasive so not good to encourage it.
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Is papyrus still made? If only for the tourist trade?
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Most likely just for gullible tourists and it most likely isn’t real papyrus.
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You hardened old cynic you!
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It needs boggy conditions and hates frost. I imagine it can grow in other places in Europe.
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It has no commercial use or value I guess once it had been replaced by parchment and then paper.
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There is a papyrus that grows in Mexico, Andrew. I looking across our room now at an art piece made of papyrus that we bought in Puerto Vallarta. Its paper like qualities are easy to see. I should be seeing it growing along the Nile in a few weeks. –Curt
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