Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Southern Africa
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, sand dunes, Slopes
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Tongue shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails, Thripes
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Euryops pectinatus
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Euryops
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
Euryops
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Euryops
Seashore Paspalum
In French
Euryops
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
Euryops
Paspalum
In Greek
Euryops
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
Euryops
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
Euryops
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
Euryops
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Asterales
Cyperales
Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Euryops
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Paniceae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
10020
1
27800
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