Spanish Lavender

Molinia Arundinacea

About Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea

Spanish Lavender

Molinia Arundinacea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-8

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Blue Violet, Plum

Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

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

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, Partial shade

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

Grasshoppers

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Used as an insecticide

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lavandula Stoechas

Molinia arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender

Moor Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spanish Lavender

Tall Moor Grass

7.2.2 In German

Spanish Lavender

Hoch Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

Spanish Lavender

Herbe Moor hauteur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Spanish Lavender

Tall Grass Moor

7.2.5 In Greek

Ισπανικά Λεβάντα

Ψηλός Moor Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Spanish Lavender

Alto Moor Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Spanish Lavender

Wysoki Moor Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Spanish Lavender

Alta Maurus Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Lavandula

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Lavanduleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

39NA

1 27800

Properties of Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea

Wondering what are the properties of Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea? We provide you with everything About Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea. Spanish Lavender doesn't have thorns and Molinia Arundinacea doesn't have thorns. Also Spanish Lavender does not have fragrant flowers. Spanish Lavender has allergic reactions like Headache and Molinia Arundinacea has allergic reactions like Headache. 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 Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea

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

Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea Physical Information

Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea physical information is very important for comparison. Spanish Lavender height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Molinia Arundinacea height is 90.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea are as follows:

Spanish Lavender flower color: Purple, Blue Violet and Plum
Spanish Lavender leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Molinia Arundinacea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Arundinacea leaf color: Green

Care of Spanish Lavender and Molinia Arundinacea

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