1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Not Available
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
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
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Red, Orange, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Not Available
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
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Reduce watering in winter
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites
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
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
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
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
Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
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
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
Cleistocactus Winteri
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Golden rat tail, rat tail cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
cleistocactus winteri
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleistocactus winteri
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Cleistocactus winteri
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Cleistocactus winteri
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
cleistocactus winteri
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleistocactus Winteri
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleistocactus Winteri
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleistocactus Winteri
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Trichocereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species