Panicum

Purple Millet

About Panicum and Purple Millet

Panicum

Purple Millet

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Africa

Types

Switchgrass

Pennisetum glaucum

Number of Varieties

4507

0 40000

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Habitat

Wet lands

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

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

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Brown, Cream

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Moist

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist

Loam, Sand

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 in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Deers

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Biofuel

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

purple millet

In Latin

Panicum

purple millet

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Panicum

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

4501

1 27800

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Properties of Panicum and Purple Millet

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

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Season and Care of Panicum and Purple Millet

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

Panicum and Purple Millet Physical Information

Panicum and Purple Millet physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Purple Millet are as follows:

Panicum flower color: Indigo
Panicum leaf color:
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Panicum and Purple Millet

Care of Panicum and Purple Millet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Panicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Millet pruning is done Prune in winter, 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 Purple Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.