Red Alder

St. Augustine Grass

About Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass

Red Alder

St. Augustine Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland evergreen rainforest

marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-78-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Coral

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Fin-shaped Tufts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Maritime exposure, Salt water

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings

Plugs, Sod, Sprigs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Maritime exposure, Salt water

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used in lawns and turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALNUS rubra

STENOTAPHRUM secundatum

7.2 Common Name

Oregon Alder, Red Alder

Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

red alder

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.2 In German

rot-Erle

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.3 In French

aulne rouge

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

aliso rojo

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινη σκλήθρα

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

amieiro vermelho

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

czerwony olcha

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

red alnus

St. Augustine Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Betulaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Alnus

Stenotaphrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

357

1 27800

Properties of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass

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

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Season and Care of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass

Season and care of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Alder season is Spring, Summer and Fall and St. Augustine Grass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Alder is Loam, Sand and for St. Augustine Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Alder is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for St. Augustine Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass Physical Information

Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Red Alder height is 1,370.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas St. Augustine Grass height is 760.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass are as follows:

Red Alder flower color: Yellow, Red and Coral
Red Alder leaf color: Green and Dark Green
St. Augustine Grass flower color: Not Available
St. Augustine Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass

Care of Red Alder and St. Augustine Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Alder pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and St. Augustine Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Alder needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer St. Augustine Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.