Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Madagascar
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1025
0
40000
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Habitat
Deep, Dry Forest
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Regular watering required
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, Magnesium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Diamond scale, Fusarium wilt, pink rot, Red blotch
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Wildlife
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
RAVENEA glauca
CAREX flacca
Common Name
Majesty Palm, Miniature Majesty Palm, Sihara Palm
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
Majesty Palm
ब्लू सेज
In German
Majesty Palm
Blau-Segge
In French
Majesté Palm
Bleu carex
In Spanish
Majestad de Palm
azul de la juncia
In Greek
Majesty Palm
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
majestade da palma
azul Sedge
In Polish
Majesty Palm
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
Caesar Palmarum
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Cyperales
Family
Arecaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Ravenea
Carex
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
22000
1
27800
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