Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
Populus nigra 'Italica'
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
620
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
-30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Diamond-shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
-
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Soil Compaction
-
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
POPULUS Nigra Italica
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
Lombardy Poplar
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
ऐस्प
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Lombardei Pappel
Pfeifengras
In French
peuplier de Lombardie
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Lombardía álamo
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Lombardia Poplar
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Lombardia Topola
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
Lombardiae Poplar
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Populus
Molinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
352
1
27800
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