Milium Effusum

Leyland Cypress

About Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress

Milium Effusum

Leyland Cypress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

All sorts of environments, Alpine Meadows, High elevation, Hilly upland habitat

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

needle shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Cold climate, Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune for size control, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, pruning needed for strong structure, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Canker, Root rot, Stigmina needle blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Formal Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Woodland margins

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., deer resistant, Used as Christmas Tree

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Wildflower

Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

X CUPRESSOCYPARIS leylandii

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

Leylandii

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

Leyland cypress

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Leyland-Zypresse

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

Cyprès de Leyland

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

Cupressus leylandii

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

Leyland Cypress

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

Cipreste-de-leyland

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

Cyprysowiec Leylanda

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

Leyland Cypress

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Cupressus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress

Season and care of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress is important to know. While considering everything about Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress Care, growing season is an essential factor. Milium Effusum season is Summer and Fall and Leyland Cypress season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Milium Effusum is Clay, Loam and for Leyland Cypress is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Milium Effusum is Acidic, Neutral and for Leyland Cypress is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Leyland Cypress height is 1,830.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Leyland Cypress flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Leyland Cypress leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress

Care of Milium Effusum and Leyland Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Leyland Cypress pruning is done Prune for size control, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, pruning needed for strong structure, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Leyland Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.