1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Grasses
Hoodia albispina, Hoodia flava, Hoodia bainii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Red, Pink, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Once a week
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Flies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
Hoodia gordonii
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
ǁhoba, Ghaap
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
Hoodia
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Hoodia
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Hoodia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Hoodia
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Hoodia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Hoodia
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Hoodia
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Hoodia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Asclepiadoideae
8.10 Number of Species