Bouteloua Gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi

Bouteloua Gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

By seashore, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

Not Available

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

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, 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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

DELOSPERMA

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Trailing Iceplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Mittagsblume

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Delosperma cooperi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Caryophyllales

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi

Season and care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi is important to know. While considering everything about Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bouteloua Gracilis season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Delosperma cooperi season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bouteloua Gracilis is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available while the PH of soil for Bouteloua Gracilis is Neutral, Alkaline and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available.

Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Delosperma cooperi height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi 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
Delosperma cooperi flower color: Not Available
Delosperma cooperi leaf color: Not Available

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Delosperma cooperi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.