Sapodilla

Mexican Feather Grass

About Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass

Sapodilla

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-156-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

11 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

Do not water excessively

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

134116

1 27800

Properties of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass? We provide you with everything About Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass. Sapodilla doesn't have thorns and Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Sapodilla does not have fragrant flowers. Sapodilla has allergic reactions like Stomach pain and Vomiting and Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Sapodilla and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Sapodilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.