Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Europe
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
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Number of Varieties
201
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Bracts
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Used as a sedative
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
PAPAVER alpinum
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Alpine Poppy
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
अल्पाइन पोस्ता
In German
Pfeifengras
Alpine Mohn
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Alpine Poppy
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Alpine amapola
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
Alpine παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Alpine Poppy
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
Alpine Poppy
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
Alpini Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Molinia
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
242
1
27800
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