Aibika

Big Bluestem

About Aibika and Big Bluestem

Aibika

Big Bluestem

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Tropical Asia

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-112-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.00 cm152.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring, Spring

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Bedding, Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

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

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Not Available

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Found

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Vegetable

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Abelmoschus manihot

ANDROPOGON gerardii

7.2 Common Name

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

7.2.1 In Hindi

aibika

Big Bluestem grass

7.2.2 In German

Maniok-Bisameibisch

Große Bartgras

7.2.3 In French

L'Aibika

Barbon de Gérard herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aibika

hierba andropogon grande

7.2.5 In Greek

aibika

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aibika

Vetiver grande grama

7.2.7 In Polish

aibika

Big Bluestem trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

aibika

Big bluestem herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lillosida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Poaceae

8.5 Family

Malvaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelmoschus

Andropogon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Aibika and Big Bluestem

Wondering what are the properties of Aibika and Big Bluestem? We provide you with everything About Aibika and Big Bluestem. Aibika doesn't have thorns and Big Bluestem doesn't have thorns. Also Aibika does not have fragrant flowers. Aibika has allergic reactions like Not Available and Big Bluestem has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Aibika and Big Bluestem and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aibika and Big Bluestem

Season and care of Aibika and Big Bluestem is important to know. While considering everything about Aibika and Big Bluestem Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aibika season is Early Spring and Spring and Big Bluestem season is Early Spring and Spring. The type of soil for Aibika is Moist, Rich and for Big Bluestem is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aibika is Not Available and for Big Bluestem is Neutral, Alkaline.

Aibika and Big Bluestem Physical Information

Aibika and Big Bluestem physical information is very important for comparison. Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Big Bluestem height is 38.10 cm and width 152.40 cm. The color specification of Aibika and Big Bluestem are as follows:

Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green
Big Bluestem flower color: Purple
Big Bluestem leaf color: Green

Care of Aibika and Big Bluestem

Care of Aibika and Big Bluestem include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Big Bluestem pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Big Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.