Bush Clover

Mexican Feather Grass

About Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass

Bush Clover

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Lespedeza davurica, Lespedeza davidii, Lespedeza caraganae

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Terrestrial

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

11 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

243.84 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Rose, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-12-12 amounts

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Rash, Skin rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LESPEDEZA thunbergii

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bush Clover Shrub

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Bush Clover Strauch

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Bush Clover Arbuste

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bush Clover arbusto

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπους Τριφύλλι θάμνων

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Trevo de arbusto Arbusto

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Bush Clover Krzew

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Trifolium Frutex Bush

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Lespedeza

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Desmodieae

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40116

1 27800

Properties of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass? We provide you with everything About Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass. Bush Clover doesn't have thorns and Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Bush Clover does not have fragrant flowers. Bush Clover has allergic reactions like Rash and Skin rash and Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like Rash and Skin rash. 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 Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass

Season and care of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bush Clover season is Summer and Mexican Feather Grass season is Summer. The type of soil for Bush Clover is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Mexican Feather Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bush Clover is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Mexican Feather Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Bush Clover height is 243.84 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Bush Clover flower color: Rose and Violet
Bush Clover leaf color: Light Green, Sea Green and Blue Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Bush Clover and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bush Clover pruning is done Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Bush Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.