Purple Lovegrass

Pineapple Weed

About Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed

Purple Lovegrass

Pineapple Weed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

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, Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-9

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

12 - 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Yellow green, Chartreuse

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark 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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires a lot of watering

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Bonsai, 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

Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Added to salads, Used in making tea

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

Flower borders, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

Matricaria discoidea

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Pineapple Weed

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Strahlenlose Kamille

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

Matricaire odorante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

Pineapple Weed

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

ξύλο ανανά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Pineapple Weed

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Pineapple Weed

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Matricaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed

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

Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Pineapple Weed

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