1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
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
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
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
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
2.4 Thorns
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
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
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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
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
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species