Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Verde

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde

Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Verde

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Grasses

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm760.00 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

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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Small elliptic

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires regular watering

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

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

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Emetic, Headache, Laxative, Stomach pain, Sunburn, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Used As Food, 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

Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

PARKINSONIA 'Desert Museum'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Desert Museum Palo Verde, Palo Verde

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Palo Verde

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Verde

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Palo Verde

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Palo Verde

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Palo verde

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Verde

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Palo Viride

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Parkinsonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Caesalpinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Caesalpiniaceae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Palo Verde height is 760.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde 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
Palo Verde flower color: Yellow
Palo Verde leaf color: Green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Palo Verde

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