African Oil Palm

Feather Reed Grass

About African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass

African Oil Palm

Feather Reed Grass

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Grass

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Karl Feather Reed Grass Avalanche Eldorado Overdam

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Light brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Feather Reed Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

पंख ईख घास

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Feather Reed Grass

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Feather Reed Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Pluma Reed Hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Αστραπή Reed Χόρτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Pena Reed grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Pióro Reed trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Poales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Calamagrostis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA260

1 27800

Properties of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass. African Oil Palm has thorns and Feather Reed Grass doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Feather Reed Grass has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Palm » More

African Oil Palm and Phoenix Canariensis

African Oil Palm and Ribbon Palm

African Oil Palm and Serdang

» More

More Compare Palm

Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Feather Reed Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Feather Reed Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Feather Reed Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Feather Reed Grass height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Feather Reed Grass flower color: Light brown
Feather Reed Grass leaf color: Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass

Care of African Oil Palm and Feather Reed Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Feather Reed Grass pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Feather Reed Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.