Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Japan
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
-
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
1520
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40000
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Habitat
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Subulate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
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Flowers
-
Showy
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Borders
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Herbicide
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS parviflora
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
Japanese White Pine
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Japanische White Pine
Pfeifengras
In French
Pin blanc du Japon
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Pino blanco japonés
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Japanese White Pine
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Japoński White Pine
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
Pine Italica
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Molinia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1152
1
27800
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