1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Grasses
Ilex abscondita, Ilex aculeolata, Ilex affinis
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas
Subtropical climates, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed, Prune in early spring, Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diarrhea, Mildly Toxic, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Food for animals, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
ILEX x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Blue Princess Holly
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
BluePrincess Holly Plant
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
BluePrincess Holly Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
BluePrincess houx Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Planta del acebo BluePrincess
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
BluePrincess Holly Φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
BluePrincess Planta Holly
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
BluePrincess Holly roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Planta BluePrincess Holly
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species