Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Number of Varieties
8117
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Prune to control growth
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
breathing problems, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Food for insects, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
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Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Common Name
Foxtail Grass
Kalanchoe
In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
Kalanchoe
In German
Foxtail Grass
Kalanchoe
In French
Foxtail Grass
Kalanchoe
In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
Kalanchoe
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
Kalanchoe
In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
Kalanchoe
In Polish
ber trawy
Kalanchoe
In Latin
panicum Grass
Kalanchoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Alopecurus
Kalanchoe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
12117
1
27800
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