Big Bluestem

African Sumac

About Big Bluestem and African Sumac

Big Bluestem

African Sumac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Not Available

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

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

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-7

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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152.40 cm

Rank: 73 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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9% List of Trees 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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, 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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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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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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25% List of Trees 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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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees 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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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Trees 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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58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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74% List of Trees 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

Diarrhea, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON gerardii

RHUS lancea

7.2 Common Name

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

African Sumac

7.2.1 In Hindi

Big Bluestem grass

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Große Bartgras

African sumac

7.2.3 In French

Barbon de Gérard herbe

sumac africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba andropogon grande

zumaque africano

7.2.5 In Greek

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vetiver grande grama

sumac africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Big Bluestem trawa

afrykański sumaka

7.2.8 In Latin

Big bluestem herba

African sumac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Lillosida

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8.4 Order

Poaceae

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Anacardiaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

Rhus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Anacardioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Big Bluestem and African Sumac

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

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Season and Care of Big Bluestem and African Sumac

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

Big Bluestem and African Sumac Physical Information

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

Big Bluestem flower color: Purple
Big Bluestem leaf color: Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Big Bluestem and African Sumac

Care of Big Bluestem and African Sumac 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 Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves 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 Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.