About Purple Millet

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Africa

Types

Pennisetum glaucum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Cream

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

In Hindi

purple millet

In German

purple millet

In French

millet pourpre

In Spanish

purple millet

In Greek

purple millet

In Portuguese

purple millet

In Polish

purple millet

In Latin

purple millet

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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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 . Purple Millet Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

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: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color:

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 . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs 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 plant. Purple Millet is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.