Blue Lyme Grass

Rainbow Cactus

About Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus

Blue Lyme Grass

Rainbow Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Not Available

1.4 Types

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

75.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Creamy Yellow

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Purple, Purplish Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Stem

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELYMUS glaucus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2 Common Name

Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Lyme Grass

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.2 In German

Blau Lyme Grass

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.3 In French

Bleu Lyme Herbe

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Azul hierba de Lyme

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Lyme Grass

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Azul Lyme grama

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieska Trawa Lyme

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Lyme Grass

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Elymus

Echinocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Triticeae

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus. Blue Lyme Grass doesn't have thorns and Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Lyme Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Lyme Grass has allergic reactions like Pollen and Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus

Season and care of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Lyme Grass season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Rainbow Cactus season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Lyme Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Blue Lyme Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available.

Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Lyme Grass height is 150.00 cm and width 75.00 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Blue Lyme Grass flower color: Creamy Yellow
Blue Lyme Grass leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus

Care of Blue Lyme Grass and Rainbow Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Lyme Grass pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Prune grass to maintain level and Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Lyme Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rainbow Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.