Green Hosta

Purple Lovegrass

About Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass

Green Hosta

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Asia

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Hosta albofarinosa , Hosta capitata , Hosta minor

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Shady Edge

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.00 cm

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5.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender, Ivory

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Slate Gray, Steel Blue

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HOSTA 'Eruption'

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

green hosta

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

green hosta

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Funkie

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

plantain lily

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

lirio de plátano

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

πεντάνευρο κρίνος

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lírio banana

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

babki lilia

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

plantago lilium

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hosta

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass

Season and care of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass is important to know. While considering everything about Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Green Hosta season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Purple Lovegrass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Green Hosta is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Purple Lovegrass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Green Hosta is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Purple Lovegrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Green Hosta height is 15.00 cm and width 15.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Green Hosta flower color: White, Lavender and Ivory
Green Hosta leaf color: Not Available
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Green Hosta and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Green Hosta pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Green Hosta needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.