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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Shrub

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Southern Europe

Types

Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Artemisia abrotanum

Number of Varieties

40-
0 40000
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Habitat

meadows, Slopes
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
8-5

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Yellow, Gray

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Ivory, Silver
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

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

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fibre
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs

Other Uses

suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
ARTEMISIA abrotanum

Common Name

Bridal Veil Needle Grass
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood

In Hindi

Needle Grass
southernwood

In German

Nadel- Gras
Eberraute

In French

aiguille Herbe
aurone ou citronnelle

In Spanish

Hierba de aguja
Artemisia abrotanum

In Greek

βελόνα Grass
Artemisia abrotanum

In Portuguese

agulha Relva
Abrótano

In Polish

igła do trawy
Bylica boże drzewko

In Latin

acus Grass
Southernwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Asterales

Family

Poaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Stipa
Artemisia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Stipeae
Anthemideae

Subfamily

Pooideae
Asteroideae

Number of Species

1507
1 27800
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Difference Between Needle Grass and Southernwood

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Importance of Needle Grass and Southernwood

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Needle Grass and Southernwood. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Needle Grass and Southernwood 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 Southernwood is Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders and Tonic. Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: while Southernwood has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Needle Grass vs Southernwood

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 Southernwood 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 Southernwood have Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Needle Grass has showy fruits and Southernwood has no showy fruits. Also Needle Grass is not flowering and Southernwood is not flowering . You can compare Needle Grass and Southernwood facts and facts of other plants too.