Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
-
Australia
Types
Switchgrass
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
450700
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
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
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Birds
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
-
Botanical Name
PANICUM
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Panicum
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
panikom
नीलगिरी
In German
panikom
Eukalyptus
In French
panikom
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
panikom
Eucalipto
In Greek
Panicum
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
Panicum
Eucalipto
In Polish
Panicum
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Panicum
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Panicum
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
450700
1
27800
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