Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
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California
Types
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Blue Iceberg, Cannibal, Muller
Number of Varieties
377
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
9-4
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2,440.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm670.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Awl-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires large amount of water
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
prune to control shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust
Grey mold, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Salt
Drought
Flowers
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Chickarees, Sapsuckers, White-headed woodpeckers
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Removes pimples
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Wood
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Used for making fence posts, Used to make wood shingles
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum
SEQUOIADENDRON giganteum
Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
Giant Sequoia
In Hindi
बाजरा
Giant Sequoia
In German
Perlhirse
Giant Sequoia
In French
Perle Millet
Séquoia géant
In Spanish
El mijo perla
Secoya gigante
In Greek
μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
Giant Sequoia
In Portuguese
milheto
Sequoia gigante
In Polish
Pearl Millet
Giant Sequoia
In Latin
Pearl milium
Giant Sequoia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pennisetum
Sequoiadendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Paniceae
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
1401
1
27800
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