Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
World/Pandemic
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
10
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
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
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Seashore Paspalum
In French
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
Paspalum
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Number of Species
20
1
27800
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