Applemint

Mexican Feather Grass

About Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass

Applemint

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-96-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

11 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do not water excessively

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

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in the growing season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin rash, Stomach pain, Swelling

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Digestive disorders, Fever, Headache

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used as essential oil, Used in making tea, Used to make herbal teas

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MENTHA suaveolens 'Variegata'

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Applemint, Variegated Applemint

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Applemint Tree

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Applemint Baum

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Applemint Arbre

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol Applemint

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Applemint Δέντρο

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore applemint

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Applemint Drzewo

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Applemint ligno

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Mentha

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA116

1 27800

Properties of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass? We provide you with everything About Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass. Applemint doesn't have thorns and Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Applemint does not have fragrant flowers. Applemint has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Skin rash, Stomach pain and Swelling and Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Skin rash, Stomach pain and Swelling. 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 Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Applemint height is 980.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Applemint flower color: White and Pink
Applemint leaf color: White and Light Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Applemint and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Applemint pruning is done Prune in the growing season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Applemint needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.