Milium Effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

About Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm

Milium Effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA4

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

Cliffs, Rocky areas, shaded fields, shores

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

White, Blue Green, Gray Green, Silver, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Circular

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

fungus, Rust aphids, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Bold

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

gastro-intestinal problems, Liver disease, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Astringent, Cancer, Diuretic, Expectorant, treating tumours

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Wildflower

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

BRAHEA armata

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

Blue Hesper Palm, Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Fan Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

Palmier bleu du Mexique

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

palma blanca

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

Mexican Blue Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Brahea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm

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

Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Mexican Blue Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Mexican Blue Palm flower color: Ivory
Mexican Blue Palm leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver and Gray

Care of Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm

Care of Milium Effusum and Mexican Blue Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Mexican Blue Palm pruning is done 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 Mexican Blue Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.