Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
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Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Types
-
Deciduous, Evergreen
Number of Varieties
3800
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
Hillside, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Loam, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Dry
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer
-
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Flies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Removes pimples
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum
Senegalia berlandieri
Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
Acacia
In Hindi
बाजरा
Acacia
In German
Perlhirse
Acacia
In French
Perle Millet
Acacia
In Spanish
El mijo perla
Acacia
In Greek
μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
Acacia
In Portuguese
milheto
Acacia
In Polish
Pearl Millet
Acacia
In Latin
Pearl milium
Acacia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Pennisetum
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Paniceae
Acacieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Mimosoideae
Number of Species
1401350
1
27800
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