Pride of Barbados

Prairie Dropseed

About Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed

Pride of Barbados

Prairie Dropseed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Grass

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Hay fields

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-123-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10 - 2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Orange, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Tan, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

bipinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

7.2 Common Name

Pride of Barbados

Prairie Dropseed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pride of Barbados

prairie dropseed

7.2.2 In German

Stolz von Barbados

Prärie Dropseed

7.2.3 In French

Fierté de la Barbade

prairie dropseed

7.2.4 In Spanish

Orgullo de Barbados

dropseed pradera

7.2.5 In Greek

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

λιβάδι dropseed

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Offs Pridi Varvias

pradaria dropseed

7.2.7 In Polish

Pridi offs Varvias

łąka dropseed

7.2.8 In Latin

Pridi offs Varvias

PRATUM grama

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Poales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Caesalpinia

Sporobolus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed

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Season and Care of Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed

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

Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed Physical Information

Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed physical information is very important for comparison. Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed are as follows:

Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green
Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green

Care of Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed

Care of Pride of Barbados and Prairie Dropseed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pride of Barbados pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Prairie Dropseed pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Prairie Dropseed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.