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About Panicum and Kaffir Lime

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Fruit

Origin

-
Southeastern Asia

Types

Switchgrass
Citrus hystrix

Number of Varieties

4501
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-8

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

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.00 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Moist
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

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
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 for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers

-
Insignificant

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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge
Bonsai

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Biofuel
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM
CITRUS hystrix

Common Name

Panicum
Kaffir Lime, Makrut

In Hindi

panikom
काफ़िर लाइम

In German

panikom
Kaffernlimette

In French

panikom
combava

In Spanish

panikom
cafre

In Greek

Panicum
Καφρός Lime

In Portuguese

Panicum
Kaffir Lime

In Polish

Panicum
kaffir wapno

In Latin

Panicum
Cafres Lime

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Sapindales

Family

Poaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Panicum
Citrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Panicoideae
-

Number of Species

450400
1 27800
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Properties of Panicum and Kaffir Lime

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

Season and Care of Panicum and Kaffir Lime

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

Panicum and Kaffir Lime Physical Information

Panicum and Kaffir Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Kaffir Lime are as follows:

  • Panicum flower color: Indigo

  • Panicum leaf color:

  • Kaffir Lime flower color: White

  • Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Panicum and Kaffir Lime

Care of Panicum and Kaffir Lime include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Panicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning. In summer Panicum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.