Rhubarb

Purple Lovegrass

About Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass

Rhubarb

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

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

1.4 Types

Victoria Rhubarb Colorado Red Rhubarb Turkish Rhubarb

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RHEUM x hybridum

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

एक प्रकार का फल

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Rhabarber

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Rhubarbe

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ruibarbo

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Ραβέντι

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ruibarbo

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Rabarbar

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

RHEUM

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Polygonaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Rheum

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

60NA

1 27800

Properties of Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass

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

Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Rhubarb height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Rhubarb flower color: Ivory
Rhubarb leaf color: Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Rhubarb and Purple Lovegrass

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