Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruits, Trees
Origin
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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Eulalia bicornuta, Eulalia hirtifolia
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
201
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Hillside
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
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
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Orange Red, Red, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Bronze, Orange Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free, Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
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Allergy
Mold, Pollen, Skin irritation
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
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Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, Wildlife, Windbreak
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in biomass
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS 'Purpurascens'
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Eulalia, Japanese Silvergrass, Purple Silvergrass
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Eulalia
कबिट
In German
Eulalia
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Eulalia
Kawista
In Spanish
Eulalia
Kawista
In Greek
Eulalia
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Eulalia
Limonia
In Polish
Eulalia
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Eulalia
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Eulalia
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Citreae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
341
1
27800
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