About Pearl Millet

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Grass

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples

Edible Uses

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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum

Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

In Hindi

बाजरा

In German

Perlhirse

In French

Perle Millet

In Spanish

El mijo perla

In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

In Portuguese

milheto

In Polish

Pearl Millet

In Latin

Pearl milium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

140

Rank: 88 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Pearl Millet

Want to know the properties of Pearl Millet? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Pearl Millet 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 . Pearl Millet Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems and Tonic

Part of plant used: Fruits and Seeds

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.

Pearl Millet Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Pearl Millet. 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. Pearl Millet physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long slender. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pearl Millet

Taking Pearl Millet 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 Pearl Millet 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 for its proper growth.

Season and care of Pearl Millet

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Pearl Millet is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Pearl Millet is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and Riverbanks and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. 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.