Love in a mist

Purple Lovegrass

About Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass

Love in a mist

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western 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

not available

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Blue Violet

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

Aphids

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NIGELLA damascena

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Love-in-a-mist

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

love-in-a-mist

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

love-in-a-mist

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

love-in-a-mist

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

love-in-a-mist

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

love-in-a-mist

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

nigela-dos-trigos

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

kocham-w-mgle

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Amor-in-nebula

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nigella

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass

Wondering what are the properties of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass? We provide you with everything About Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass. Love in a mist doesn't have thorns and Purple Lovegrass doesn't have thorns. Also Love in a mist does not have fragrant flowers. Love in a mist 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 Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass

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

Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Love in a mist height is 30.50 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Love in a mist flower color: Blue and Blue Violet
Love in a mist leaf color: Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Love in a mist and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Love in a mist 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 Love in a mist 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.