Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Nassella tenuissima
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
152
0
40000
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Habitat
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 4
12-1
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
Persian Buttercup
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
ranúnculo
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Nassella
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Stipeae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
116600
1
27800
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