About Italian Ryegrass

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Africa

Types

Lolium multiflorum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Grassland, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Moths

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LOLIUM perenne ssp. multiflorum

Common Name

Italian Ryegrass

In Hindi

इतालवी ryegrass

In German

italienisches Raigras

In French

Ray-grass italien

In Spanish

raigrás italiano

In Greek

Ιταλικά ήρα

In Portuguese

azevém

In Polish

życica wielokwiatowa

In Latin

Italian ryegrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Lolium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids

Tribe

Subfamily

Pooideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Italian Ryegrass

Want to know the properties of Italian Ryegrass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Italian Ryegrass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Italian Ryegrass Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Italian Ryegrass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Italian Ryegrass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Italian Ryegrass physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Italian Ryegrass

Taking Italian Ryegrass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Italian Ryegrass include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Italian Ryegrass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Italian Ryegrass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Italian Ryegrass is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lolium multiflorum. This plant's habitat is Grassland and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.