Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Caribbean
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Campanula persicifolia, Campanula glomerata, Campanula carpatica
Number of Varieties
2043
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut limbs, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
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
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
PORTLANDIA grandiflora
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Bellflower, Jamaican Tree-lily
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
Bellflower plant
In German
Pfeifengras
Glockenblumen - Pflanze
In French
pourpre lande-grass
plante Bellflower
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
planta de Bellflower
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
φυτό καμπανούλα
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
planta Bellflower
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
dzwonek roślin
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
bellflower herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Gentianales
Family
Poaceae
Rubiaceae
Genus
Molinia
Portlandia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Chiococceae
Subfamily
-
Cinchonoideae
Number of Species
2300
1
27800
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