Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanese Spurge

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge

Bouteloua Gracilis

Japanese Spurge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

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

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-8

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lanceolate

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

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

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

Pachysandra terminalis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

जापानी रसदार पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

japanische Spurge

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Euphorbe japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Euphorbia japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Spurge japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

japoński Wilczomlecz

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Spurge Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Pachysandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Japanese Spurge height is Not Available and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge 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 Spurge flower color: White
Japanese Spurge leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Japanese Spurge

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