1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Mexico
1.4 Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.10 Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
gardens, Grassland
2.2 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.3 AHS Heat Zone
2.4 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.5 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm457.20 cm
0.54
3900
4.2.4 Minimum Width
30.00 cm365.76 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long hair-like leaves
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Average Water Needs
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
11.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
11.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Shadow Tree
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Not Available
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
14.2 Common Name
purple moor-grass
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
14.2.1 In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
Ponytail Palm
14.2.2 In German
Pfeifengras
Pferdeschwanz Palm
14.2.3 In French
pourpre lande-grass
Ponytail Palm
14.2.4 In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Cola de caballo de palma
14.2.5 In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
αλογοουρά παλάμη
14.2.6 In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
rabo- de palma
14.2.7 In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
kucyk palmowy
14.2.8 In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
ponytail palmarum
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
15.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
15.10 Number of Species