Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
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
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
Ukiuki
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
Ukiuki
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
Ukiuki
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
Ukiuki
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
Ukiuki
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
Ukiuki
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Nassella
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Stipeae
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Subfamily
-
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
11641
1
27800
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