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Life Span
Annual

Type
Grass

Origin
-

Types
Switchgrass

Number of Varieties
450 21

Habitat
Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
-

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

Habit
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
60.00 cm

Minimum Width
40.00 cm

Plant Color

Flower Color
Indigo

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
-

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Grass like

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
-

Type of Soil
Moist

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
-

Tolerances
-

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
-

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
Yes

Edible Fruit
-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
-

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
-

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Deers

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
small hedge

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion

Part of Plant Used
Leaves

Other Uses
Used as Biofuel

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PANICUM

Common Name
Panicum

In Hindi
panikom

In German
panikom

In French
panikom

In Spanish
panikom

In Greek
Panicum

In Portuguese
Panicum

In Polish
Panicum

In Latin
Panicum

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Poales

Family
Poaceae

Genus
Panicum

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Panicoideae

Number of Species
450 45

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Properties of Panicum

Want to know the properties of Panicum? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Panicum is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Panicum Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Panicum Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Panicum. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Panicum physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 40.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Panicum

Taking Panicum Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Panicum include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Panicum

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Panicum is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Panicum is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 450 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Switchgrass. This plant's habitat is Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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