Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
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Types
Nassella tenuissima
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Number of Varieties
15-
0
40000
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Habitat
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 4
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Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
candelabro
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
candelabro
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
candelabro
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
candelabro
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
candelabro
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
candelabro
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
candelabro
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
candelabro
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Nassella
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Stipeae
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Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
116-
1
27800
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