Mesquite Tree

Purple Lovegrass

About Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass

Mesquite Tree

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States

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

Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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760.00 cm

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Use nitrogen rich soil

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Rhinitis

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition

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

Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROSOPIS glandulosa

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Mesquite

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Mesquite

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Mesquite

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

mezquite

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος μιμόζας

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mesquite

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Mesquite

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Mesquite

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Prosopis

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass

Wondering what are the properties of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass? We provide you with everything About Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass. Mesquite Tree has thorns and Purple Lovegrass doesn't have thorns. Also Mesquite Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Mesquite Tree has allergic reactions like Asthma and Rhinitis and Purple Lovegrass has allergic reactions like Asthma and Rhinitis. 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 Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass

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

Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Mesquite Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Mesquite Tree flower color: Yellow
Mesquite Tree leaf color: Blue Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Mesquite Tree and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mesquite Tree pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mesquite Tree needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.