1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southeastern United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas
Coastal Regions, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Thickets, 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
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm370.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Purple, Violet, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Olive
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Green, Olive
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
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
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
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize three times a year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
fungus, Mealybugs, Scale, 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
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
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
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
GUAIACUM sanctum
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Holy-wood, Lignum Vitae
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
Lignum Vitae
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Lignum Vitae
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Lignum Vitae
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Palo santo
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Lignum Vitae
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
pau-santo
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Lignum Vitae
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
lignum Vitae
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
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