Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, Southern Asia
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
-
mexicana , white spruce
Number of Varieties
52
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks
Alpine Meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus
PICEA engelmannii
Common Name
Amur Silvergrass
mountain spruce
In Hindi
Amur Silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In German
Amur Schilf
Engelmann spruce
In French
Amur silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In Spanish
Amur silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In Greek
Amur Silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In Portuguese
Amur Silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In Polish
Amur Silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
In Latin
Amur Silvergrass
Engelmann spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Miscanthus
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
352
1
27800
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