Mexican Feather Grass

Evening Primrose

About Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose

Mexican Feather Grass

Evening Primrose

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Apricot Delight, Copper canyon

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA13

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Roadsides, sand dunes, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-105-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 4

8-1

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

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm1.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

55.90 cm0.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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, Sand

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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Variety of soil types

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhea, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Making cosmetics, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Eczema

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

OENOTHERA 'Cold Crick'

7.2 Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

Suncups, sundrops

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

Evening Primrose

7.2.2 In German

Mexikanische Federgras

Evening Primrose

7.2.3 In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

onagre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

onagra

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

Νυχτολούλουδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

Evening Primrose

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

wiesiołka

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

vespere Primrose

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Onagraceae

8.6 Genus

Nassella

Oenothera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Stipeae

Onagreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Onagroideae

8.10 Number of Species

116145

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose

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

Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose Physical Information

Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm whereas Evening Primrose height is 1.00 cm and width 0.10 cm. The color specification of Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose are as follows:

Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Evening Primrose flower color: Yellow
Evening Primrose leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Evening Primrose

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