Homalomena

Purple Lovegrass

About Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass

Homalomena

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

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

Not Available

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

35.60 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

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

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Rheumatism

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Rhizomes

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Leaves used for wrapping food

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HOMALOMENA Wallisii

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Homalomena

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Homalomena

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Homalomena

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Homalomena

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Homalomena

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Homalomena

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

homalomena

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Homalomena

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Homalomena

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Homalomena

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

122NA

1 27800

Properties of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass

Wondering what are the properties of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass? We provide you with everything About Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass. Homalomena doesn't have thorns and Purple Lovegrass doesn't have thorns. Also Homalomena does not have fragrant flowers. Homalomena has allergic reactions like Mouth itching, Throat itching and Toxic and Purple Lovegrass has allergic reactions like Mouth itching, Throat itching and Toxic. 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 Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass

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

Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Homalomena height is 35.60 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Homalomena flower color: Yellow green
Homalomena leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy and Silver
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Homalomena and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Homalomena pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Homalomena 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.