Purple Lovegrass

Large Beardtongue

About Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue

Purple Lovegrass

Large Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

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-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

9-1

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, 10

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm35.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

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

✔ ✘

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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Bumblebees

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Chewing

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Large Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Large Beardtongue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue

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

Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Large Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Large Beardtongue 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 Large Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.