1. African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
   "The umbrella plant made an attractive addition to the water garden";
   - umbrella sedge, Cyperus alternifolius
    
2. Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California
   "Umbrella plant created a tropical effect along the stream bank";
   - Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum
    
3. Late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters
   "The umbrella plant thrived in the rocky soil conditions";
   - Eriogonum allenii

Derived forms: umbrella plants

Type of: eriogonum, herb, herbaceous plant, sedge

Part of: Cyperus, Darmera, genus Cyperus, genus Darmera, genus Peltiphyllum, Peltiphyllum

Encyclopedia: Umbrella plant