Needle Grass

African Lily

About Needle Grass and African Lily

Needle Grass

African Lily

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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Perennial

Grass

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

meadows, Slopes

6-9

9 - 1

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Clump-Forming

76.20 cm

30.50 cm

Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Bicolor

Ivory, Silver

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Grass like

✔✘

Summer, Fall

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Slow

Clay, Loam

Neutral, Alkaline

Well drained

Early Summer, Summer

✔✘

Drought

Ground

Seedlings

Medium

Average Water Needs

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Neutral, Alkaline

Clay, Loam

Well drained

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Drought

Insignificant

Single

✔✘

Fine

Glossy

✔✘

Borders, Ground Cover

✔✘

Air purification

Fibre

suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

✔✘

Foundation, Mixed Border

STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Bridal Veil Needle Grass

Needle Grass

Nadel- Gras

aiguille Herbe

Hierba de aguja

βελόνα Grass

agulha Relva

igła do trawy

acus Grass

Plantae

Magnoliophyta

Lilopsida

Cyperales

Poaceae

Stipa

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Stipeae

Pooideae

150

Perennial

Tender Perennial

South Africa

African Blue Lily

gardens, Grassland, Mountain tops, Rocky areas

8-10

10-1

H1, H2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Clump-Forming

90.00 cm

60.00 cm

Light Blue, Silver

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green, Yellow green

Arrowhead

✔✘

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Medium

Loam

Neutral

Well drained

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

✔✘

Drought

Ground, Pot

Seedlings

Medium

Never Over-water, Water Deeply, Water occasionally, Water when soil is dry

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Neutral

Loam

Well drained

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Red blotch

Drought

Showy

Single

✔✘

Medium

Matte

✔✘

Hummingbirds

Eczema, Skin rash

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

✔✘

Air purification

Anti-fungal, Cold, Cough

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Employed in herbal medicine

✔✘

Container, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border

AGAPANTHUS 'Blue Moon'

African Lily, Lily-of-the-Nile

अफ्रीकी लिली

afrikanische Lilie

Afrique lys

lirio africano

Αφρικανική κρίνο

lírio africano

afrykański lilia

African lilium

Plantae

Liliopsida

Asparagales

Liliaceae

Agapanthus

Angiosperms, Monocots

Agapanthoideae

Properties of Needle Grass and African Lily

Wondering what are the properties of Needle Grass and African Lily? We provide you with everything About Needle Grass and African Lily. Needle Grass doesn't have thorns and African Lily doesn't have thorns. Also Needle Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Needle Grass has allergic reactions like and African Lily has allergic reactions like . 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 Needle Grass and African Lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Needle Grass and African Lily

Season and care of Needle Grass and African Lily is important to know. While considering everything about Needle Grass and African Lily, growing season is an essential factor. Needle Grass season is and African Lily season is . The type of soil for Needle Grass is and for African Lily is while the PH of soil for Needle Grass is and for African Lily is .

Needle Grass and African Lily Physical Information

Needle Grass and African Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Needle Grass height is and width whereas African Lily height is and width . The color specification of Needle Grass and African Lily are as follows:

Needle Grass flower color:
Needle Grass leaf color:
African Lily flower color:
African Lily leaf color:

Care of Needle Grass and African Lily

Care of Needle Grass and African Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Needle Grass pruning is done and African Lily pruning is done . In summer Needle Grass needs and in winter, it needs . Whereas, in summer African Lily needs and in winter, it needs .