Purple Millet

Wild Hyacinth

About Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth

Purple Millet

Wild Hyacinth

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cusick's camas, large camas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Cream

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long slender

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits, Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

None

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Bulbs, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

Hyacinthus orientalis

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

7.2.1 In Hindi

purple millet

ह्यचीन्थ

7.2.2 In German

purple millet

Hyazinthe

7.2.3 In French

millet pourpre

jacinthe

7.2.4 In Spanish

purple millet

jacinto

7.2.5 In Greek

purple millet

υάκινθος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

purple millet

jacinto

7.2.7 In Polish

purple millet

hiacynt

7.2.8 In Latin

purple millet

et hyacinthinas,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Hyacinthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth

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

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Season and Care of Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth

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

Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth Physical Information

Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth are as follows:

Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy
Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Millet and Wild Hyacinth

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