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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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-

Types

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Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree

Number of Varieties

310
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
8-3

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

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

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Pink, Light Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water deeply about once a week

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust
Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt

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

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees

Allergy

-
Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples
Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Leaves

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Wood is used for making furniture

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
COTINUS 'Grace'

Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet
Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree

In Hindi

बाजरा
Smokebush

In German

Perlhirse
Smokebush

In French

Perle Millet
Smokebush

In Spanish

El mijo perla
Smokebush

In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
Smokebush

In Portuguese

milheto
Smokebush

In Polish

Pearl Millet
Smokebush

In Latin

Pearl milium
Smokebush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Sapindales

Family

Poaceae
Anacardiaceae

Genus

Pennisetum
Cotinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Paniceae
Rhoeae

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Anacardioideae

Number of Species

1404
1 27800
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Difference Between Pearl Millet and Smokebush

If you are confused whether Pearl Millet or Smokebush 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 Smokebush 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 Smokebush fertilizers required are 20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Pearl Millet and Smokebush if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Pearl Millet and Smokebush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pearl Millet and Smokebush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pearl Millet and Smokebush 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 Smokebush is Cholagogue, Febrifuge and Ophthalmic. Pearl Millet has beauty benefits as follows: Removes pimples while Smokebush has beauty benefits as follows: Removes pimples.

Compare Facts of Pearl Millet vs Smokebush

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