Bouteloua Gracilis

Copper Beech

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech

Bouteloua Gracilis

Copper Beech

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Europe

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm1,070.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Gold, Copper, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers

Beech tarcrust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mildly Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

Fagus sylvatica

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Copper Beech

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Copper Beech

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Hêtre pourpre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Copper Beech

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Copper Beech

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Copper Beech

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Czerwony buk

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Copper Beech

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Fagus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA13

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech 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
Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Copper Beech include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.