Florida Blue

Bull Grass

About Florida Blue and Bull Grass

Florida Blue

Bull Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Foxtail muhly, Devils Canyon muhly, alkali muhly

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

High elevation, Hillside, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-117-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA45.72 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Purple, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

Needs less watering, Water every 3 weeks until the root ball is wet

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Grass Cuttting and pruning up to 5cm, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, EDTA iron

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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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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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

MUHLENBERGIA emersleyi

7.2 Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Bull Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lisianthus

Bull Grass

7.2.2 In German

Lisianthus

Bull Grass

7.2.3 In French

Lisianthus

Bull Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lisianthus

Bull Hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Lisianthus

Δελτίο Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lisianthus

touro grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Eustoma

Bull Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Lisianthus

Bull Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Gentianaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Eustoma

Muhlenbergia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Chironieae

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

3180

1 27800

Properties of Florida Blue and Bull Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Bull Grass? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Bull Grass. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Bull Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Florida Blue does not have fragrant flowers. Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Bull Grass has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Florida Blue and Bull Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Bull Grass

Season and care of Florida Blue and Bull Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Florida Blue and Bull Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Florida Blue season is Spring and Summer and Bull Grass season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bull Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Bull Grass is Acidic, Neutral.

Florida Blue and Bull Grass Physical Information

Florida Blue and Bull Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Bull Grass height is 45.72 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Bull Grass are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Bull Grass flower color: Pink, Purple and White
Bull Grass leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Florida Blue and Bull Grass

Care of Florida Blue and Bull Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Bull Grass pruning is done Grass Cuttting and pruning up to 5cm, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bull Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.