Mexican Feather Grass

Chionodoxa

About Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa

Mexican Feather Grass

Chionodoxa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Mediterranean, Turkey

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

meadows, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-103-9

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

55.90 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Pink, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Light 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

Spring, 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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, 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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

Mexikanische Federgras

Chionodoxa

7.2.3 In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

Chionodoxa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

Chionodoxa

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

Chionodoxa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

Chionodoxa

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

Chionodoxa

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Chionodoxa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Platyhelminthes

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Cestoda

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Nassella

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Stipeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1166

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa

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

Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa Physical Information

Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm whereas Chionodoxa height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa are as follows:

Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Chionodoxa flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Chionodoxa leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Chionodoxa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning and Chionodoxa pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chionodoxa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.