Bushy Bluestem

Cleome serrulata

About Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata

Bushy Bluestem

Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, Central America

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 5

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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75.00 cm

Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Cream, Green, White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan, Bronze

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Cold climate

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

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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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edible, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON glomeratus

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

7.2 Common Name

Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass

Cleome, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bushy Bluestem plant

Cleome serrulata

7.2.2 In German

Bushy Bluestem Pflanze

Cleome serrulata

7.2.3 In French

plante buissonnante Bluestem

Cleome serrulata

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta arbustiva andropogon

serrulata cleome

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM

Cleome serrulata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta arbustiva Bluestem

serrulata Cleome

7.2.7 In Polish

Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin

cleome serrulata

7.2.8 In Latin

Bushy bluestem herba

Cleome serrulata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata

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

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Season and Care of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata

Season and care of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata is important to know. While considering everything about Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bushy Bluestem season is Fall and Winter and Cleome serrulata season is Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bushy Bluestem is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cleome serrulata is Sand while the PH of soil for Bushy Bluestem is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cleome serrulata is Acidic, Neutral.

Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Bushy Bluestem height is 120.00 cm and width 75.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

Bushy Bluestem flower color: Cream, Green and White
Bushy Bluestem leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata

Care of Bushy Bluestem and Cleome serrulata include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bushy Bluestem pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bushy Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.