Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
-
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
820
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
-
Allergy
Corydalis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
Capnoides
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Capnoides
Pfeifengras
In French
capnoides
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Capnoides
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Capnoides
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Capnoides
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Capnoides
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
capnoides
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Cyperales
Family
Fumariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Molinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Fumarieae
-
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
-
Number of Species
12
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27800
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