Black Currant

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis

Black Currant

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fertile bottom land, Temperate Regions

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available3-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Purple

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Non Fruiting Plant

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Gray Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Grass like

3.4 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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4.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

5.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Medium

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.5.1 In Spring

Moderate

5.5.4 In Winter

Average Water

5.6 Soil

5.6.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

5.6.4 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

5.7.2 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

5.9 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

6.3 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

6.4 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

6.5 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies

Beetles, Grasshoppers

6.6 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

7 Facts

7.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

8.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

8.5 Fruits

8.5.1 Showy Fruit

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8.5.4 Edible Fruit

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8.7 Fragrance

8.7.2 Fragrant Flower

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8.7.5 Fragrant Fruit

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8.10.1 Fragrant Leaf

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8.12.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9.2 Showy Foliage

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9.4 Showy Bark

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9.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

9.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

9.9 Evergreen

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9.12 Invasive

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9.15 Self-Sowing

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9.18 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

9.21 Allergy

Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy, Hives

Not Available

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.2 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

11.1.4 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

11.2.2 Edible Uses

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11.2.5 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control

11.5 Plant Benefits

11.5.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Cuts

12.0.1 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

12.2.1 Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used to feed livestock

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

RIBES nigrum

BOUTELOUA gracilis

14.3 Common Name

Black Currant

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

14.5.1 In Hindi

Black Currant

Bouteloua gracilis

14.6.1 In German

Black Currant

Bouteloua Gracilis

14.7.1 In French

groseille noire

Bouteloua aristidoides

14.9.1 In Spanish

negro Grosella

Chondrosum gracile

14.10.1 In Greek

μαύρη σταφίδα

Bouteloua gracilis

14.11.1 In Portuguese

groselha-preta

Bouteloua Gracilis

14.11.2 In Polish

czarna porzeczka

Bouteloua Gracilis

14.11.3 In Latin

nigrum currants

Bouteloua Gracilis

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

15.4 Order

Rosales

Cyperales

15.5 Family

Grossulariaceae

Poaceae

15.6 Genus

Ribes

Bouteloua

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

15.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynodonteae

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

15.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis

Wondering what are the properties of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis? We provide you with everything About Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis. Black Currant has thorns and Bouteloua Gracilis doesn't have thorns. Also Black Currant does not have fragrant flowers. Black Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives and Bouteloua Gracilis has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives. 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 Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Black Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Black Currant flower color: Green and Purple
Black Currant leaf color: Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis

Care of Black Currant and Bouteloua Gracilis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Currant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.