Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Types
Ornamental Grass
Number of Varieties
20
Rank: 92 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
In French
Gamagrass Orient
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Number of Species
1
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27800
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