Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Madagascar
Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Number of Varieties
4010
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
Islands, limestone outcrops, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Orange, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aging, Malaria, Metabolic disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fibre
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Biodiesel, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Tropical
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
HYOPHORBE verschaffeltii
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Spindle Palm
In Hindi
Needle Grass
Spindle Palm
In German
Nadel- Gras
Spindelpalme
In French
aiguille Herbe
Palmiste marron
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
Spindle Palm
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
Spindle Palm
In Polish
igła do trawy
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
In Latin
acus Grass
Spindle Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Arecales
Family
Poaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Stipa
Hyophorbe
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Stipeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
150170
1
27800
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