Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Spurge
Grass
Origin
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Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
-
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
-20
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi arid regions
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
-
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
candelabro
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
candelabro
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
candelabro
Pfeifengras
In French
candelabro
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
candelabro
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
candelabro
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
candelabro
purple moor-grass
In Polish
candelabro
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
candelabro
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Browningia
Molinia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
-2
1
27800
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