Zizka

Ram's Horn

About Zizka and Ram's Horn

Zizka

Ram's Horn

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

12 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

White, Orange, Lavender, Plum

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Brown, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam, Moist, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loam, Moist, Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye

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

Container, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Ram's Horn

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

PROBOSCIDEA louisianica

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

louisianica PROBOSCIDEA

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

proboscidea louisianica

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

proboscidea louisianica

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

Proboscidea louisianica

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

proboscidea louisianica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Pedaliaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Proboscidea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

225

1 27800

Properties of Zizka and Ram's Horn

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

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Season and Care of Zizka and Ram's Horn

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

Zizka and Ram's Horn Physical Information

Zizka and Ram's Horn physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Ram's Horn height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Ram's Horn are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Ram's Horn flower color: White, Orange, Lavender and Plum
Ram's Horn leaf color: Green

Care of Zizka and Ram's Horn

Care of Zizka and Ram's Horn include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ram's Horn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ram's Horn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.