Bouteloua Gracilis

Wedding Cake Tree

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree

Bouteloua Gracilis

Wedding Cake Tree

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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

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Grasses

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

5-8

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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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

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires regular watering during dry weather

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

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

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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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, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

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8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree 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
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.