Purple Lovegrass

Blue Barrel

About Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel

Purple Lovegrass

Blue Barrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA29

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm13.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Yellow, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Blue barrel cactus

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Blau Faßkaktus

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

Bleu barrel cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

biznaga Azul

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

cacto de tambor azul

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Blue Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Echinocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Cactaceae

8.10 Number of Species

NA29

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel

Season and care of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel is important to know. While considering everything about Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel Care, growing season is an essential factor. Purple Lovegrass season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Blue Barrel season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Purple Lovegrass is Loam, Sand and for Blue Barrel is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Purple Lovegrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Barrel is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Blue Barrel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.