1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.7 Habitat
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
2.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.9 AHS Heat Zone
2.10 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.11 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
40.60 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
5.7.1 Minimum Width
25.40 cm75.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.3 Plant Color
8.3.1 Flower Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
Cream, Green, White
8.3.3 Flower Color Modifier
8.3.5 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
8.3.7 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
8.3.8 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
8.3.10 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
8.3.12 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Gold, Tan, Bronze
8.4 Shape
9.0.1 Leaf Shape
9.2 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.3.1 Growth Rate
10.3.2 Type of Soil
10.4.1 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.4.2 Soil Drainage
10.5.1 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
10.5.2 Repeat Bloomer
10.7 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
11.5 Plant Maintenance
11.6 Watering Plants
11.6.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
11.7.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.8.1 In Spring
11.8.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.9 Soil
11.9.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
11.9.2 Soil Type
11.9.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.10 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.11 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.12 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.13 Pests and Diseases
11.14 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
12.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Wounds
Not Available
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
14.2 Common Name
Firecracker Flower
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
14.2.1 In Hindi
आबोली
Bushy Bluestem plant
14.2.2 In German
Kracher-Blume
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
14.2.3 In French
Firecracker fleur
plante buissonnante Bluestem
14.2.4 In Spanish
flor petardo
planta arbustiva andropogon
14.2.5 In Greek
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
14.2.6 In Portuguese
flor foguete
planta arbustiva Bluestem
14.2.7 In Polish
petarda kwiat
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
14.2.8 In Latin
flos Firecracker
Bushy bluestem herba
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Andropogoneae
15.9 Subfamily
Brodiaeoideae
Panicoideae
15.10 Number of Species