Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
No Available
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
5510
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used to make juice
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Malus Barbara Ann
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
Crabapple
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Crabapple
Seashore Paspalum
In French
Crabapple
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
manzano silvestre
Paspalum
In Greek
Crabapple
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
Crabapple
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
jabłoń
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
Crabapple
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Malus
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Maleae
Paniceae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
5520
1
27800
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