1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.13 Habitat
Dry areas
Homesteads, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Woodlands
1.14 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.15 AHS Heat Zone
1.16 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.17 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.4.1 Minimum Width
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.5 Plant Color
2.5.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White, Red
2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.5.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Burgundy
2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Burgundy
2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green, Burgundy
2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green, Burgundy
2.6 Shape
2.6.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.7 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
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, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Rhizome division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist but well drained, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Indirect sunlight, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Pests and diseases free
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
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
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
Not Available
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
Houseplant, Informal Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
AECHMEA 'Foster's Freckles'
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Aechmea , Foster's Freckles Aechmea, Foster's Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Freckles Bromeliad
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species