1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Perennials
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
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1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm75.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Creamy Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
ELYMUS glaucus
7.2 Common Name
Butter Daisy, Melampodium
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye
7.2.1 In Hindi
Melampodium
Blue Lyme Grass
7.2.2 In German
Melmpodiam
Blau Lyme Grass
7.2.3 In French
Melmpodiam
Bleu Lyme Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Melmpodiam
Azul hierba de Lyme
7.2.5 In Greek
Melmpodiam
Μπλε Lyme Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Melmpodiam
Azul Lyme grama
7.2.7 In Polish
Melmpodiam
Niebieska Trawa Lyme
7.2.8 In Latin
Melmpodiam
Blue Lyme Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species