Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Herbs
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Europe, Asia
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper
Number of Varieties
20150
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
-
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
CARDAMINE hirsuta
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Hairy Bittercress
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
बालों वाली Bittercress
In German
Pfeifengras
Hairy Bittercress
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Bittercress Poilu
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Bittercress Peludo
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
τριχωτές Bittercress
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Bittercress cabeludo
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
włochaty Bittercress
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
pilosus bittercress
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Molinia
Cardamine
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2100
1
27800
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