Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
The White Oaks, Chestnut Oak, Bur Oak
Number of Varieties
2012
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm2,499.36 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm792.48 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Pink, Sienna
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Y-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
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
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
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
Clay, 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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short branches
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Hummingbirds, Squirrels, Woodpeckers
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Grown for shade, Used as firewood, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
QUERCUS ellipsoidalis
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Northern Pin Oak
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
Pin Oak
In German
Pfeifengras
Pin-Eichen
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Pin Oak
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
pin Oak
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
pin Oak
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Pin Oak
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
pin Oak
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
Quercus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Fagales
Family
Poaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Molinia
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2207
1
27800
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