Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

About Diascia and Giant Silvergrass

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not Avaialble

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Rocky areas

Lake Sides, savannahs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

No serious insect or disease problems

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

7.2 Common Name

Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

Diascia

Riesenschilf

7.2.3 In French

Diascia

géant silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Diascia

Silvergrass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Diascia

Giant Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Arthropoda

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Diascia

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hemimerideae

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass

Wondering what are the properties of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass? We provide you with everything About Diascia and Giant Silvergrass. Diascia doesn't have thorns and Giant Silvergrass doesn't have thorns. Also Diascia does not have fragrant flowers. Diascia has allergic reactions like Asthma and Giant Silvergrass has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Diascia and Giant Silvergrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass

Season and care of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass is important to know. While considering everything about Diascia and Giant Silvergrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Diascia season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Giant Silvergrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Diascia is Loam, Sand and for Giant Silvergrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Diascia is Acidic, Neutral and for Giant Silvergrass is Acidic, Neutral.

Diascia and Giant Silvergrass Physical Information

Diascia and Giant Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Diascia height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass are as follows:

Diascia flower color: White
Diascia leaf color: Green
Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

Care of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass

Care of Diascia and Giant Silvergrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Diascia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Giant Silvergrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Diascia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.