Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Africa, Asia
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Types
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Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Number of Varieties
2040
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
meadows, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Purple, Plum, Black
Ivory, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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, Apply N-P-K, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf spot, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fibre
Other Uses
-
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SOLANUM melongena 'Ichiban'
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name
brinjal
melongene
garden egg
guinea squash
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
In Hindi
जापानी बैंगन
Needle Grass
In German
japanische Aubergine
Nadel- Gras
In French
aubergine japonaise
aiguille Herbe
In Spanish
Berenjena japonesa
Hierba de aguja
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά Μελιτζάνα
βελόνα Grass
In Portuguese
Beringela japonesa
agulha Relva
In Polish
japoński Bakłażan
igła do trawy
In Latin
Eggplant Italica
acus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Solanum
Stipa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Stipeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
1150
1
27800
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