Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
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Types
Ornamental Grass
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
2025
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
10-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Small elliptic
Thorns
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Potentilla
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
Potentilla plant
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Gamagrass Orient
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
1300
1
27800
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