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About Panicum and Engelmann Spruce


About Engelmann Spruce and Panicum


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
-  
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada  

Types
Switchgrass  
mexicana , white spruce  

Number of Varieties
450  
21
2  
99+

Habitat
Wet lands  
Alpine Meadows  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
3-7  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
7-1  

Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17  

Habit
-  
Pyramidal  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
60.00 cm  
1,830.00 cm  
22

Minimum Width
40.00 cm  
460.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Indigo  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
Light brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Blue Green, Steel Blue  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Blue Green, Steel Blue  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Blue Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Grass like  
Long hair-like leaves  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Moist  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
reseeds, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season  
Do not water excessively  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Moist  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Needle rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Light Frost  

Facts

Flowers
-  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Deers  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
small hedge  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
-  

Other Uses
Used as Biofuel  
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PANICUM  
PICEA engelmannii  

Common Name
Panicum  
mountain spruce  

In Hindi
panikom  
Engelmann spruce  

In German
panikom  
Engelmann spruce  

In French
panikom  
Engelmann spruce  

In Spanish
panikom  
Engelmann spruce  

In Greek
Panicum  
Engelmann spruce  

In Portuguese
Panicum  
Engelmann spruce  

In Polish
Panicum  
Engelmann spruce  

In Latin
Panicum  
Engelmann spruce  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Pinophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Poales  
Pinales  

Family
Poaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Panicum  
Picea  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Panicoideae  
-  

Number of Species
450  
99+
2  
99+

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Properties of Panicum and Engelmann Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Panicum and Engelmann Spruce

Season and care of Panicum and Engelmann Spruce is important to know. While considering everything about Panicum and Engelmann Spruce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Panicum season is and Engelmann Spruce season is . The type of soil for Panicum is Moist and for Engelmann Spruce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Panicum is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Engelmann Spruce is Acidic, Neutral.

Panicum and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Panicum and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

Care of Panicum and Engelmann Spruce

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

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