Mexican Feather Grass

Bamboo

About Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo

Mexican Feather Grass

Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-106-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 4

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

55.90 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Requires little pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

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

No Medicinal Use

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

BAMBUSA

7.2 Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Mexikanische Federgras

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nassella

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Stipeae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

8.10 Number of Species

1161400

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo

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

Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo Physical Information

Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm whereas Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo are as follows:

Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning and Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.