Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanese Crab Apple

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple

Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanese Crab Apple

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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

Eastern Asia, Japan

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Yellow

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

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do not water excessively

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers

Healthy tree, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

Malus floribunda

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, showy crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Japanese crab apple

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanische Wildapfel

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Pommier du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Manzano silvestre japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Ιαπωνικά μήλο καβουριών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

maçã de caranguejo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Japoński krab jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanese crab apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA55

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Japanese Crab Apple height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple 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
Japanese Crab Apple flower color: Not Available
Japanese Crab Apple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Crab Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Crab Apple pruning is done Prune in spring and Requires very little pruning. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Crab Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.