Wild Hyacinth

Mexican Feather Grass

About Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass

Wild Hyacinth

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Cusick's camas, large camas

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-106-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

11 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, 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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Hyazinthe

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

jacinthe

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

jacinto

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

υάκινθος

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

jacinto

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

hiacynt

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hyacinthus

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

3116

1 27800

Properties of Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass

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

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Season and Care of Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Wild Hyacinth and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Hyacinth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Wild Hyacinth 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.