Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
Shrub
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
37
0
40000
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Habitat
Roadsides
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
weekly regular
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Crickets
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making hedge
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
COTONEASTER
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
cotoneaster
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
cotoneaster
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Zwergmispel
Korean Samt Gras
In French
cotonéaster
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
Cotoneaster
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
Cotoneaster
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
cotoneaster
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
irga
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In Latin
Cornus
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cotoneaster
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids
Tribe
Maleae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
2003
1
27800
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