Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Trees
Grass
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
5020
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
Ash Tree
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
राख पेड़
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Esche
Pfeifengras
In French
Frêne
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Fresno
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Freixo
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Jesion
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
Fraxinum
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
Family
Oleaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Molinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
652
1
27800
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