Korean Velvet Grass

Zizka

About Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka

Korean Velvet Grass

Zizka

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

Grassland, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Light Pink, Tan, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Gold

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

weekly regular

Needs less watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune, 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

Army-worms, sod webworms

Disease free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Crickets

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Defined

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a golf course turf

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

MELINIS nerviglumis

7.2 Common Name

Korean Velvet Grass

Ruby Grass, Zizka

7.2.1 In Hindi

कोरियाई मखमल घास

Zizka

7.2.2 In German

Korean Samt Gras

Zizka

7.2.3 In French

herbe de velours coréenne

Zizka

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Zizka

7.2.5 In Greek

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Zizka

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de veludo coreano

Zizka

7.2.7 In Polish

Not Available

Zizka

7.2.8 In Latin

Carl herba

Žižka

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Monocotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Zoysia Willd

Melinis

8.7 Clade

Commelinids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

322

1 27800

Properties of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka

Wondering what are the properties of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka? We provide you with everything About Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka. Korean Velvet Grass doesn't have thorns and Zizka doesn't have thorns. Also Korean Velvet Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Korean Velvet Grass has allergic reactions like Not Defined and Zizka has allergic reactions like Not Defined. 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 Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka

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

Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka Physical Information

Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka physical information is very important for comparison. Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available whereas Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka are as follows:

Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green
Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka

Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Zizka include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.