Ashoka

Purple Lovegrass

About Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass

Ashoka

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

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, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Subtropical forests

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 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

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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850.00 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Crimson

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Red, Dark Salmon

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Pink, Copper

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bleeding, hemorrhoids, Used as a sedative

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SARACA indica

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Ashoka Tree, Sorrowless Tree

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Saraca इंडिका

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

SARACA indica

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Saraca indica

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

indica Saraca

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Saraca indica

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Saraca indica

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Saraca indica

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Saraca indica

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Saraca

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Detarieae

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass

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

Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Ashoka height is 850.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Ashoka flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Crimson
Ashoka leaf color: Green, Pink and Copper
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Ashoka and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ashoka pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ashoka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.