Amur Silvergrass

Chinquapin

About Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin

Amur Silvergrass

Chinquapin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Asia

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks

Hillside, Ridges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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 insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Headache, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus

CASTANEA pumila

7.2 Common Name

Amur Silvergrass

Chinquapin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Amur Silvergrass

बौना शाहबलूत

7.2.2 In German

Amur Schilf

Zwergkastanien

7.2.3 In French

Amur silvergrass

châtaignier nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

Amur silvergrass

el castaño enano

7.2.5 In Greek

Amur Silvergrass

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Amur Silvergrass

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.7 In Polish

Amur Silvergrass

krasnolud kasztan

7.2.8 In Latin

Amur Silvergrass

P. castaneis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Miscanthus

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cherokee

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin

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

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Season and Care of Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin

Season and care of Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin is important to know. While considering everything about Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin Care, growing season is an essential factor. Amur Silvergrass season is Summer and Fall and Chinquapin season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Amur Silvergrass is Loam and for Chinquapin is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Amur Silvergrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Chinquapin is Acidic, Neutral.

Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin Physical Information

Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin physical information is very important for comparison. Amur Silvergrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin are as follows:

Amur Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Amur Silvergrass leaf color: Dark Green
Chinquapin flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinquapin leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Amur Silvergrass and Chinquapin

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