Ponytail Palm

Switchgrass

About Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass

Ponytail Palm

Switchgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico

North America, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland

Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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365.76 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

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

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

Birds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

PANICUM virgatum

7.2 Common Name

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

Switchgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Ponytail Palm

Switchgrass

7.2.2 In German

Pferdeschwanz Palm

Switchgrass

7.2.3 In French

Ponytail Palm

switchgrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cola de caballo de palma

switchgrass

7.2.5 In Greek

αλογοουρά παλάμη

switchgrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

rabo- de palma

switchgrass

7.2.7 In Polish

kucyk palmowy

switchgrass

7.2.8 In Latin

ponytail palmarum

switchgrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Beaucarnea

Panicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass

Wondering what are the properties of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass? We provide you with everything About Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass. Ponytail Palm doesn't have thorns and Switchgrass doesn't have thorns. Also Ponytail Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Ponytail Palm has allergic reactions like Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash and Vomiting and Switchgrass has allergic reactions like Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash and Vomiting. 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 Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass

Season and care of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass is important to know. While considering everything about Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ponytail Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Switchgrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Ponytail Palm is Loam, Sand and for Switchgrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ponytail Palm is Neutral and for Switchgrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass Physical Information

Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Ponytail Palm height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm whereas Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass are as follows:

Ponytail Palm flower color: Ivory
Ponytail Palm leaf color: Green
Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass

Care of Ponytail Palm and Switchgrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ponytail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Ponytail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.