1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
Argentina, Chile
1.4 Types
Not Available
Aloysia arequipensis,Aloysia brasiliensis,Aloysia barbata
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas
Roadsides, Scrubs
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Brownish Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antispasmodic, Febrifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Repellent, Used as an insecticide
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
ALOYSIA triphylla
7.2 Common Name
Blue Oat Grass
Lemon Verbena, Lemon beebrush
7.2.1 In Hindi
ब्लू जई घास
Lemon Verbena
7.2.2 In German
Blau Ährengras
Lemon Verbena
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Azul hierba de avena
Aloysia triphylla
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε βρώμης Grass
Lemon Verbena
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Azul Aveia
Aloysia triphylla
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski Owies trawa
Lemon Verbena
7.2.8 In Latin
Blue Oat Grass
Lemon Verbena
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species