Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Caribbean, Central America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
161
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 5
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Green, White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Gold, Tan, Bronze
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Bushy Bluestem plant
सनोबर
In German
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
Pitch pine
In French
plante buissonnante Bluestem
pitch pine
In Spanish
planta arbustiva andropogon
pino
In Greek
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
planta arbustiva Bluestem
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Bushy bluestem herba
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Andropogon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
100115
1
27800
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