Milium Effusum

Pacific Dogwood

About Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood

Milium Effusum

Pacific Dogwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

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

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Deciduous Tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

8-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

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 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Green, Light Pink, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Ovate and toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

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

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, Partial 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

Red blotch

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

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Basketary, Tannin, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black and brown dye, Wood is used for cabinet makers

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

CORNUS nuttallii

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

Mountain Dogwood, Nuttall's Dogwood, Pacific Dogwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

pacific dogwood

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Pacific Dogwood

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

pacific cornouiller

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

cornejo pacífico

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

pacific dogwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

Dogwood pacífico

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

Pacific dereń

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

Pacific dogwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA29

1 27800

Properties of Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood

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

Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Pacific Dogwood height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pacific Dogwood flower color: Green, Light Pink and Ivory
Pacific Dogwood leaf color: Light Green

Care of Milium Effusum and Pacific Dogwood

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