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About Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Grass
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Grasses
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
About Elderberry
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1.5 Habitat
Dry areas
Forest edges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Not available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
910.00 cm
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Palm Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Palm Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
86% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
20% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
39% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Palm Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
95% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
28% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
66% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
73% Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cuts
High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
29% Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
ELAEIS guineensis
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
African Oil Palm
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
African Oil Palm
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
L'huile de palme africaine
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Aceite de Palma Africana
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Óleo de palma Africano
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Afrykański Olej palmowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
African Oil Palm
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Arecales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Arecaceae
8.6 Genus
Bouteloua
Elaeis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Cocoeae
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Arecoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm

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

Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm are as follows:

  • Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

  • Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

  • African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory

  • African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.