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Pearl Millet
Pearl Millet

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Tree

Origin

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Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

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Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Number of Varieties

32
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
9-5

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
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Yellow, Red, Orange Red

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
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold
Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender
Elliptic

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Salt
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over 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

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

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
Leaf Blotch

Plant Tolerance

Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Seeds

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum
AESCULUS pavia

Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet
Red Buckeye

In Hindi

बाजरा
Red Buckeye

In German

Perlhirse
Red Buckeye

In French

Perle Millet
Red Buckeye

In Spanish

El mijo perla
rojo castaño de Indias

In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
κόκκινο Buckeye

In Portuguese

milheto
Red Buckeye

In Polish

Pearl Millet
Red Buckeye

In Latin

Pearl milium
Red Buckeye

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Sapindales

Family

Poaceae
Hippocastanaceae

Genus

Pennisetum
Aesculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Paniceae
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Subfamily

Panicoideae
Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

14020
1 27800
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Difference Between Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye

If you are confused whether Pearl Millet or Red Buckeye are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Pearl Millet are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer, whereas for Red Buckeye fertilizers required are Apply 10-10-10 amount. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye 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 Pearl Millet is Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems and Tonic whereas of Red Buckeye is Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic and Salve. Pearl Millet has beauty benefits as follows: Removes pimples while Red Buckeye has beauty benefits as follows: Removes pimples.

Compare Facts of Pearl Millet vs Red Buckeye

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 Pearl Millet vs Red Buckeye 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 Pearl Millet are whereas of Red Buckeye have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Pearl Millet has showy fruits and Red Buckeye has no showy fruits. Also Pearl Millet is not flowering and Red Buckeye is not flowering . You can compare Pearl Millet and Red Buckeye facts and facts of other plants too.