Milium Effusum

Molinia Caerulea

About Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea

Milium Effusum

Molinia Caerulea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

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

Asia, Europe, North Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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120.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

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30.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

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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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Wildflower

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

Molinia caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

purple moor-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

बैंगनी दलदल घास

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

pourpre lande-grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

púrpura amarra-hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

purple moor-grass

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

fioletowy Moor-trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

Maurus herba-purpura,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea

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

Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Milium Effusum and Molinia Caerulea

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