Purple Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

About Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

Purple Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

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, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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30.50 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

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

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

None

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% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

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7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

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8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

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

Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.