Snakewood Tree

Molinia Caerulea

About Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea

Snakewood Tree

Molinia Caerulea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, South America

Asia, Europe, North Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

850.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Fruit Bats

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Asthma

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CECROPIA palmata

Molinia caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Snakewood Tree

purple moor-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Snakewood Tree

बैंगनी दलदल घास

7.2.2 In German

Schlangenholz -Baum

Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

Amourette Arbre

pourpre lande-grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de madera de serpiente

púrpura amarra-hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Snakewood Tree

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Snakewood Tree

purple moor-grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Snakewood Tree

fioletowy Moor-trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Snakewood Tree

Maurus herba-purpura,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledoneae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Urticaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cecropia

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

61NA

1 27800

Properties of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea

Wondering what are the properties of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea? We provide you with everything About Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea. Snakewood Tree doesn't have thorns and Molinia Caerulea doesn't have thorns. Also Snakewood Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Snakewood Tree has allergic reactions like Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory and Molinia Caerulea has allergic reactions like Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory. 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 Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea

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

Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea Physical Information

Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea physical information is very important for comparison. Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea are as follows:

Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green
Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea

Care of Snakewood Tree and Molinia Caerulea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Molinia Caerulea pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Molinia Caerulea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.