Blue Sedge

Lisianthus

About Blue Sedge and Lisianthus

Blue Sedge

Lisianthus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, moorlands

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Wildlife

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for Landscaping

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAREX flacca

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

Lisianthus

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू सेज

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Blau-Segge

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Bleu carex

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

azul de la juncia

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

azul Sedge

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

niebieski turzyca

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

blue Sedge

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Carex

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Blue Sedge and Lisianthus

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

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Season and Care of Blue Sedge and Lisianthus

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

Blue Sedge and Lisianthus Physical Information

Blue Sedge and Lisianthus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Lisianthus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Sedge and Lisianthus are as follows:

Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray
Lisianthus flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Lisianthus leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Blue Sedge and Lisianthus

Care of Blue Sedge and Lisianthus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lisianthus pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Blue Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lisianthus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.