Borage

Eastern Gamagrass

About Borage and Eastern Gamagrass

Borage

Eastern Gamagrass

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Grass

Origin

Europe

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

Types

Ornamental Grass

Number of Varieties

1520

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Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 5

Sunset Zone

A2, 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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Light brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Borers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Insects

Allergy

belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

Common Name

Borage, starflower

Eastern Gamagrass

In Hindi

Borage

पूर्वी Gamagrass

In German

Borretsch

Eastern Gamagrass

In French

Bourrache

Gamagrass Orient

In Spanish

borraja

Maicillo del Este

In Greek

Borage

Ανατολική Gamagrass

In Portuguese

Borragem

Gamagrass Oriental

In Polish

Ogórecznik

Eastern Gamagrass

In Latin

borage

Orientalium Gamagrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Poales

Family

Boraginaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Borago

Tripsacum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

1501

1 27800

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Properties of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass

Wondering what are the properties of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass? We provide you with everything About Borage and Eastern Gamagrass. Borage doesn't have thorns and Eastern Gamagrass doesn't have thorns. Also Borage does not have fragrant flowers. Borage has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea and Eastern Gamagrass has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. 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 Borage and Eastern Gamagrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass

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

Borage and Eastern Gamagrass Physical Information

Borage and Eastern Gamagrass physical information is very important for comparison. Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass are as follows:

Borage flower color: Blue
Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green
Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass

Care of Borage and Eastern Gamagrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Borage pruning is done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Borage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Gamagrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.