Bear Grass

Milium Effusum

About Bear Grass and Milium Effusum

Bear Grass

Milium Effusum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Foot Hills, High elevation, Upland, Woodlands

Damp shady woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

121.92 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

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, Water once every two or three weeks

Requires a lot of 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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, 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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

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

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, 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, Erosion control, Food for animals, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden, Wall

Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NOLINA microcarpa

MILIUM effusum

7.2 Common Name

Sacahuista, Palmilla

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bear Grass

Milium effusum

7.2.2 In German

Bärn-Gras

Wald-Flattergras

7.2.3 In French

ours Herbe

millet étalé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hierba de oso

effusum milium

7.2.5 In Greek

αρκούδα Grass

milium effusum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bear Grass

milium effusum

7.2.7 In Polish

miś Trawa

prosownica rozpierzchła

7.2.8 In Latin

herbas ferunt

milium effusum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nolina Michx

Milium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum

Wondering what are the properties of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum? We provide you with everything About Bear Grass and Milium Effusum. Bear Grass doesn't have thorns and Milium Effusum doesn't have thorns. Also Bear Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Bear Grass has allergic reactions like Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain and Stress and Milium Effusum has allergic reactions like Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain and Stress. 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 Bear Grass and Milium Effusum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum

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

Bear Grass and Milium Effusum Physical Information

Bear Grass and Milium Effusum physical information is very important for comparison. Bear Grass height is 152.40 cm and width 121.92 cm whereas Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum are as follows:

Bear Grass flower color: White and Green
Bear Grass leaf color: Yellow green
Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum

Care of Bear Grass and Milium Effusum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bear Grass pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bear Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.