Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
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Number of Varieties
205
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
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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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
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Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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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
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
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Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
-
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
meadow barley
In German
Pfeifengras
Wiese Gerste
In French
pourpre lande-grass
orge prairie
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
cebada prado
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
cevada prado
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Molinia
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
210
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27800
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