Chinese Chestnut

Purple Lovegrass

About Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass

Chinese Chestnut

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

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Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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5.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

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?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass? We provide you with everything About Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass. Chinese Chestnut has thorns and Purple Lovegrass doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Chestnut has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Purple Lovegrass has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass

Season and care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Chestnut season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Purple Lovegrass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinese Chestnut is Clay, Loam and for Purple Lovegrass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinese Chestnut is Acidic, Neutral and for Purple Lovegrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.