Pearl Millet

Narrowleaf Cattail

About Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail

Pearl Millet

Narrowleaf Cattail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

Bog Garden, Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

10-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Light Yellow, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Flat, Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs Very high moisture

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

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

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Nutrient Rich Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cut Flowers, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum

TYPHA angustifolia

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace

7.2.1 In Hindi

बाजरा

Narrowleaf Cattail

7.2.2 In German

Perlhirse

Schmalblättriger Cattail

7.2.3 In French

Perle Millet

Narrowleaf Cattail

7.2.4 In Spanish

El mijo perla

Espadaña de hoja estrecha

7.2.5 In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

στενόφυλλα Cattail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milheto

Narrowleaf Tifa

7.2.7 In Polish

Pearl Millet

Wąskolistne Cattail

7.2.8 In Latin

Pearl milium

Cattail glaucescens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Typhales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Typhaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Typha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

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8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail

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

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Season and Care of Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail

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

Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail Physical Information

Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail physical information is very important for comparison. Pearl Millet height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Narrowleaf Cattail height is 120.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail are as follows:

Pearl Millet flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Pearl Millet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Narrowleaf Cattail flower color: Light Yellow and Light Green
Narrowleaf Cattail leaf color: Green

Care of Pearl Millet and Narrowleaf Cattail

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