Little Bluestem

Pearl Millet

About Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet

Little Bluestem

Pearl Millet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Canada

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

not available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Prairies, Roadsides

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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30.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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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

Sandy Brown, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Bronze, Orange Red

Green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long slender

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Leaf spot

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium

PENNISETUM glaucum

7.2 Common Name

Little Bluestem

Millet, Pearl Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

little bluestem

बाजरा

7.2.2 In German

wenig bluestem

Perlhirse

7.2.3 In French

barbon

Perle Millet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Poco bluestem

El mijo perla

7.2.5 In Greek

Μικρή bluestem

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pouco bluestem

milheto

7.2.7 In Polish

trochę bluestem

Pearl Millet

7.2.8 In Latin

parum bluestem

Pearl milium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Schizachyrium

Pennisetum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet

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

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Season and Care of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet

Season and care of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet is important to know. While considering everything about Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet Care, growing season is an essential factor. Little Bluestem season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Pearl Millet season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Little Bluestem is Loam, Sand and for Pearl Millet is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Little Bluestem is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Pearl Millet is Neutral, Alkaline.

Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet Physical Information

Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet physical information is very important for comparison. Little Bluestem height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Pearl Millet height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet are as follows:

Little Bluestem flower color: Not Available
Little Bluestem leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Pearl Millet flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Pearl Millet leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet

Care of Little Bluestem and Pearl Millet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Little Bluestem pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pearl Millet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Little Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Pearl Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.