Purple Lovegrass

Cypress

About Purple Lovegrass and Cypress

Purple Lovegrass

Cypress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

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

California

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Floodplains, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-97-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

12-7

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, breathing problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Bark, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Baldcypress, Red cypress

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

सरू के वृक्ष

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Zypresse

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

cyprès

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

Arbol ciprés

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

κυπαρίσσι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Cypress árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Cypress drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

cypressus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Taxodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Taxodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Cypress

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Cypress

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

Purple Lovegrass and Cypress Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Cypress are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Cypress

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, 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 Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.