Needle Palm

Purple Lovegrass

About Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass

Needle Palm

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Grass

1.3 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-104-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Lavender

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Red, Brown, Sienna

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs small amount of water

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Frost

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available, Rabbits, Small mammals

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Scratches

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Ornamental use

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Ethnobotanic

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Frostbite

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Needle Palm, Porcupine plant

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

सुई ताड़

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Nadel -Palme

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

palmier aiguille

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

palmera aguja

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

βελόνα φοίνικα

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

palmeira agulha

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Igła palma

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

acus palma

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Rhapidophyllum

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Corypheae

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass

Season and care of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass is important to know. While considering everything about Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Needle Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Purple Lovegrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Needle Palm is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Purple Lovegrass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Needle Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Purple Lovegrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Needle Palm height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Needle Palm flower color: White, Light Yellow and Lavender
Needle Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Needle Palm and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Needle Palm pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Needle Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.