Molinia Caerulea

Fat Albert Spruce

About Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce

Molinia Caerulea

Fat Albert Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Asia, Europe, North Africa

Western United States

1.4 Types

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

Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska white spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

Cold Regions, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

2-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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210.00 cm

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Dark Purple

Peach, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Gold

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Cylindrical

2.4 Thorns

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30% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

No need to fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

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

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in Furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Molinia caerulea

PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'

7.2 Common Name

purple moor-grass

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

बैंगनी दलदल घास

फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना

7.2.2 In German

Pfeifengras

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.3 In French

pourpre lande-grass

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura amarra-hierba

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

Fat Albert έλατο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

purple moor-grass

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

fioletowy Moor-trawa

Fat Albert Świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

Maurus herba-purpura,

Fat Albert Spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Liliopsida

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8.4 Order

Cyperales

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8.5 Family

Poaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Molinia

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Piceoideae Frankis

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce

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

Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce Physical Information

Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Fat Albert Spruce height is 300.00 cm and width 210.00 cm. The color specification of Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce are as follows:

Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Fat Albert Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Fat Albert Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce

Care of Molinia Caerulea and Fat Albert Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Molinia Caerulea pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Fat Albert Spruce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Molinia Caerulea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fat Albert Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.