1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic
Asia, Europe, North Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.50 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
No need to fertilize every year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
Molinia caerulea
7.2 Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
purple moor-grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
बैंगनी दलदल घास
7.2.2 In German
Seashore Paspalum
Pfeifengras
7.2.3 In French
Seashore Paspalum
pourpre lande-grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
Paspalum
púrpura amarra-hierba
7.2.5 In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
purple moor-grass
7.2.7 In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
fioletowy Moor-trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Paspalum maris
Maurus herba-purpura,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species