Big Bluestem

African Oil Palm

About Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm

Big Bluestem

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

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, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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152.40 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Found

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON gerardii

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Big Bluestem grass

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Große Bartgras

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Barbon de Gérard herbe

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba andropogon grande

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vetiver grande grama

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Big Bluestem trawa

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Big bluestem herba

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Lillosida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poaceae

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm

Season and care of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Big Bluestem season is Summer, Fall and Winter and African Oil Palm season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Big Bluestem is Loam, Sand and for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Big Bluestem is Neutral, Alkaline and for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Big Bluestem height is 38.10 cm and width 152.40 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Big Bluestem flower color: Purple
Big Bluestem leaf color: Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm

Care of Big Bluestem and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Big Bluestem pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Big Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.