Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Caribbean, Central America
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Types
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
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Number of Varieties
1660
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40000
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Habitat
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 5
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Green, White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gold, Tan, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Bushy Bluestem plant
Ranunculus
In German
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
Ranunkel
In French
plante buissonnante Bluestem
Ranunculus
In Spanish
planta arbustiva andropogon
ranúnculo
In Greek
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
planta arbustiva Bluestem
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Bushy bluestem herba
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Andropogon
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
100600
1
27800
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