Zizka

Blue Lyme Grass

About Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass

Zizka

Blue Lyme Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Blue Dune Lyme Grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-117-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm75.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

Creamy Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

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 Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established

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, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Coarse

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

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

ELYMUS glaucus

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

Blue Lyme Grass

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

Blau Lyme Grass

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

Bleu Lyme Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

Azul hierba de Lyme

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

Μπλε Lyme Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

Azul Lyme grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

Niebieska Trawa Lyme

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

Blue Lyme Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Elymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass? We provide you with everything About Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass. Zizka doesn't have thorns and Blue Lyme Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Zizka does not have fragrant flowers. Zizka has allergic reactions like Not Available and Blue Lyme Grass has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass

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

Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass Physical Information

Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Blue Lyme Grass height is 150.00 cm and width 75.00 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Blue Lyme Grass flower color: Creamy Yellow
Blue Lyme Grass leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass

Care of Zizka and Blue Lyme Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Lyme Grass pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Lyme Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.