1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico
1.4 Types
Grasses
Sringar, Mexican Single, Pearl
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
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.00 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, Ivory
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
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Blue Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
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
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
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
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Aphids, Mites, Thripes
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Skin inflammation
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
Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Sedative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Making Perfumes, Used as essential oil, 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
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
POLIANTHES tuberosa
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Tuberose
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
रजनीगंधा
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Tuberose
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Tubéreuse
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Τουμπερόζα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Tuberosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Tuberoza
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Tuberose
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, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species