Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Texas, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-138-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
23, 24
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
-
Part of Plant Used
wax
-
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
wax plant
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
Candelilla
Seashore Paspalum
In German
candelilla
Seashore Paspalum
In French
candelilla
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
candelilla
Paspalum
In Greek
candelilla
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
candelilla
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
candelilla
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
candelilla
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Cyperales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Paniceae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
-20
1
27800
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