Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
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Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Malus
Number of Varieties
4035
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
gardens, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-1
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm670.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm6,350.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fibre
Flowers
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
MALUS 'Baskatong'
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
In Hindi
Needle Grass
crabapple
In German
Nadel- Gras
Flowering Crabapple
In French
aiguille Herbe
Floraison Crabapple
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
floración Crabapple
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
Άνθιση Crabapple
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
Crabapple
In Polish
igła do trawy
Kwitnienie Crabappleb
In Latin
acus Grass
crabapple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Stipa
Malus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Stipeae
Maleae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
15055
1
27800
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