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Mexican Feather Grass
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About Mexican Feather Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Types

Nassella tenuissima

Number of Varieties

15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 4

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

55.90 cm
Rank: 97 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Thorns

1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

In German

Mexikanische Federgras

In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Nassella

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Stipeae

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

116
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Mexican Feather Grass

Want to know the properties of Mexican Feather Grass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mexican Feather Grass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Mexican Feather Grass Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mexican Feather Grass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mexican Feather Grass physical information is as follows: 50.80 cm tall and 55.90 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass

Taking Mexican Feather Grass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, which should be done Requires little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Mexican Feather Grass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mexican Feather Grass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mexican Feather Grass is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Nassella tenuissima. This plant's habitat is driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes and tree wells and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.