Giant Silvergrass

Japanese Beech Fern

About Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern

Giant Silvergrass

Japanese Beech Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Avaialble

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, savannahs

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Rhizome division

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Humidity, Rocky Soil, Shade areas, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Crickets

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

THELYPTERIS decursive pinnata

7.2 Common Name

Giant Silvergrass

Beech Wood Fern Winged Beech Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Silvergrass

Japanese Beech Fern

7.2.2 In German

Riesenschilf

Japanische Buche Fern

7.2.3 In French

géant silvergrass

Japanese Beech Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Giant Silvergrass

Helecho de haya japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Silvergrass

Ιαπωνικά Οξιά Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silvergrass gigante

Japonês Beech Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Silvergrass

Japoński Buk Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Silvergrass

Phlox Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Miscanthus

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern

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

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Season and Care of Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern

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

Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern Physical Information

Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Japanese Beech Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern are as follows:

Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green
Japanese Beech Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Japanese Beech Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Japanese Beech Fern

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