Mexican Feather Grass

Buttonbush

About Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush

Mexican Feather Grass

Buttonbush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-109-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 4

9-1

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

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm365.76 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

55.90 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires little pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

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

✔ ✘

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

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

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

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for woodware

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

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

BERZELIA lanuginosa

7.2 Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

Buttonbush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

Buttonbush shrub

7.2.2 In German

Mexikanische Federgras

Button Strauch

7.2.3 In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

buttonbush arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

arbusto buttonbush

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

Buttonbush θάμνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

arbusto Buttonbush

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

Buttonbush krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Frutex Buttonbush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Rubiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Bruniaceae

8.6 Genus

Nassella

Cephalanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Stipeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

11612

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush

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

Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush Physical Information

Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm whereas Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush are as follows:

Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Buttonbush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning and Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves. In summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.