Purple Lovegrass

Water Celery

About Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery

Purple Lovegrass

Water Celery

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

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

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

Not Available

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, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm60.00 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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

simple-pinnate or double-pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs Very high moisture

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

Poorly Drained

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

Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew

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

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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

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

Bees, Flies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

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

Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover

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, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

OENANTHE javanica

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Water Celery

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Wasser Sellerie

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

Céleri d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

El apio agua

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

Σέλινο νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

Aipo água

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

Seler Woda

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

Aqua Apium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Oenanthe

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Oenantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery

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

Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Water Celery height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Water Celery flower color: White
Water Celery leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Water Celery

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