Mashua

Purple Lovegrass

About Mashua and Purple Lovegrass

Mashua

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

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

Not Available

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

not available

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

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 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

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Trumpet

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

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, Does not require lot of watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mosaic viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Fruits

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tuberous Nasturtium

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Capucine tubéreuse

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

tuberosa capuchina

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

tuberosa chagas

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

bulwiaste Nasturcja

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Morbus nasturtium

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Tropaeolaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Tropaeolum

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

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 Mashua and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Mashua and Purple Lovegrass

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

Mashua and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

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

Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Mashua and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Mashua and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mashua 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.