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About Purple Millet

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Sunny Edge, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Purple, Purplish-black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Cream
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular 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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Birds
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
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
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits, Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
None
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
Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'
7.2 Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
7.2.1 In Hindi
purple millet
7.2.2 In German
purple millet
7.2.3 In French
millet pourpre
7.2.4 In Spanish
purple millet
7.2.5 In Greek
purple millet
7.2.6 In Portuguese
purple millet
7.2.7 In Polish
purple millet
7.2.8 In Latin
purple millet
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Pennisetum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Paniceae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Purple Millet

Want to know the properties of Purple Millet? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Purple Millet is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Unknown. Purple Millet Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Not Available

  • Part of plant used: Branch, Flowering Tips and Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Purple Millet Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Purple Millet. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Purple Millet physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
  • Leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Purple Millet

Taking Purple Millet Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Purple Millet include pruning, which should be done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Purple Millet

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Purple Millet is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Purple Millet is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Sunny Edge and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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