About Prairie Dropseed

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Grass

Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Types

Sporobolus heterolepis

Number of Varieties

Rank: 97 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Hay fields

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 2

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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 have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

Common Name

Prairie Dropseed

In Hindi

prairie dropseed

In German

Prärie Dropseed

In French

prairie dropseed

In Spanish

dropseed pradera

In Greek

λιβάδι dropseed

In Portuguese

pradaria dropseed

In Polish

łąka dropseed

In Latin

PRATUM grama

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Sporobolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Prairie Dropseed

Want to know the properties of Prairie Dropseed? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Prairie Dropseed is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Prairie Dropseed Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Leaves 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.

Prairie Dropseed Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Prairie Dropseed. 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. Prairie Dropseed physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 50.80 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Leaf color: Green

Care of Prairie Dropseed

Taking Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed 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, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Prairie Dropseed

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Prairie Dropseed is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Prairie Dropseed is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Sporobolus heterolepis. This plant's habitat is Hay fields and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. 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.