Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
-
-
Types
Rubus fruticosus
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
15450
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, vacant lots, wastelands
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, bees, Birds, Caterpillars, Lily Beetle, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Deers
Deers
Allergy
Food Allergy, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges
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Botanical Name
RUBUS 'Apache'
PANICUM
Common Name
Blackberry
Panicum
In Hindi
ब्लैकबेरी
panikom
In German
Brombeere
panikom
In French
la mûre
panikom
In Spanish
Mora
panikom
In Greek
Βατόμουρο
Panicum
In Portuguese
Amora preta
Panicum
In Polish
Jeżyna
Panicum
In Latin
Etiam
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Poales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Rubus
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Rubeae
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
375450
1
27800
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