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Needle Grass
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Grass
Herbs

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Annual Flower

Number of Varieties

4050
0 40000
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Habitat

meadows, Slopes
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

76.20 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Red, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Ivory, Silver
Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Loam, Moist but well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

-
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fibre
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
PAPAVER rhoeas

Common Name

Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

In Hindi

Needle Grass
शर्ली अफीम

In German

Nadel- Gras
Klatschmohn

In French

aiguille Herbe
shirley pavot

In Spanish

Hierba de aguja
Shirley amapola

In Greek

βελόνα Grass
Shirley παπαρούνας

In Portuguese

agulha Relva
Shirley poppy

In Polish

igła do trawy
Shirley maku

In Latin

acus Grass
Shirley, papaveris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Ranunculales

Family

Poaceae
Papaveraceae

Genus

Stipa
Papaver

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Stipeae
Papavereae

Subfamily

Pooideae
Paperveroideae

Number of Species

150770
1 27800
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Difference Between Needle Grass and Shirley Poppy

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Importance of Needle Grass and Shirley Poppy

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Needle Grass and Shirley Poppy. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Needle Grass and Shirley Poppy as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Needle Grass is whereas of Shirley Poppy is Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative and Tonic. Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: while Shirley Poppy has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Needle Grass vs Shirley Poppy

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Needle Grass vs Shirley Poppy and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Needle Grass are whereas of Shirley Poppy have Headache and Toxic if not prepared properly respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Needle Grass has showy fruits and Shirley Poppy has no showy fruits. Also Needle Grass is not flowering and Shirley Poppy is not flowering . You can compare Needle Grass and Shirley Poppy facts and facts of other plants too.