American Arborvitae

Switchgrass

About American Arborvitae and Switchgrass

American Arborvitae

Switchgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, Canada

North America, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA38

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Roadsides, Woods

Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-74-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Birds

Birds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Headache

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as an insecticide

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

THUJA occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'

PANICUM virgatum

7.2 Common Name

Northern White Cedar Eastern Arborvitae

Switchgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी Arborvitae

Switchgrass

7.2.2 In German

Lebensbaum

Switchgrass

7.2.3 In French

Amérique Arborvitae

switchgrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Americana Arborvitae

switchgrass

7.2.5 In Greek

αμερικανική Arborvitae

switchgrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Arborvitae americano

switchgrass

7.2.7 In Polish

Amerykański Tuja

switchgrass

7.2.8 In Latin

American Arborvitae

switchgrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Arborvitae

Panicum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Cupressoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

5450

1 27800

Properties of American Arborvitae and Switchgrass

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

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Season and Care of American Arborvitae and Switchgrass

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

American Arborvitae and Switchgrass Physical Information

American Arborvitae and Switchgrass physical information is very important for comparison. American Arborvitae height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of American Arborvitae and Switchgrass are as follows:

American Arborvitae flower color: Brown
American Arborvitae leaf color: Green
Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of American Arborvitae and Switchgrass

Care of American Arborvitae and Switchgrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Arborvitae pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer American Arborvitae needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.