Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
Switchgrass
Aphelandra squarrosa
Number of Varieties
45045
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40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PANICUM
CALATHEA zebrina
Common Name
Panicum
Zebra Plant
In Hindi
panikom
Zebra Plant
In German
panikom
Zebra Plant
In French
panikom
Zebra usine
In Spanish
panikom
Zebra Plant
In Greek
Panicum
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
In Portuguese
Panicum
Planta da zebra
In Polish
Panicum
Zebra roślin
In Latin
Panicum
ferus Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Marantaceae
Genus
Panicum
Aphelandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
4503
1
27800
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