Pearl Millet

Eastern Gamagrass

About Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass

Pearl Millet

Eastern Gamagrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

12 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Light Yellow, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Light brown, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Olive

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

Borers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

बाजरा

पूर्वी Gamagrass

7.2.2 In German

Perlhirse

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.3 In French

Perle Millet

Gamagrass Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

El mijo perla

Maicillo del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

Ανατολική Gamagrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milheto

Gamagrass Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Pearl Millet

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Pearl milium

Orientalium Gamagrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Tripsacum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

140NA

1 27800

Properties of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass

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

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Season and Care of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass

Season and care of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass is important to know. While considering everything about Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Pearl Millet season is Summer and Fall and Eastern Gamagrass season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Pearl Millet is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Eastern Gamagrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Pearl Millet is Neutral, Alkaline and for Eastern Gamagrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass Physical Information

Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass physical information is very important for comparison. Pearl Millet height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass are as follows:

Pearl Millet flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Pearl Millet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass

Care of Pearl Millet and Eastern Gamagrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pearl Millet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pearl Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Eastern Gamagrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.