Purple Lovegrass

Paurotis Palm

About Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm

Purple Lovegrass

Paurotis Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

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

Southeastern United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Low Elevation, Muddy habitat, Open Forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

12-9

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Green, Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

imparipinnate

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 Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Water regularly for 2 months

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

Average

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

Insignificant

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

Coarse

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

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Water gardening

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

Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as firewood, used for making charcoal

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

ACOELORRHAPHE wrightii

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Everglades Palm, Paurotis Palm, Silver Saw Palm, Wright Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Paurotis Palm

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Paurotis Palm

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

Palmier des Everglades, Paurotis de Wright

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

Papta, Pimenta, Palma (Belize), Tiqui (Honduras)

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

Paurotis Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Palmeira-paorotis

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Paurotis Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Paurotis Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Acoelorrhaphe

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Corypheae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm

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

Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Paurotis Palm height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Paurotis Palm flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Paurotis Palm leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Paurotis Palm

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