Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs, Spices
Grass
Origin
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, India, Nepal, China
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
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Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
207
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 9
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.72 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Fall, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
weekly regular
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Crickets
Allergy
Dermatitis, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Antidote, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Asthma, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Expectorant, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
For making oil, Used as essential oil
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Showy Tree
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
PERILLA frutescens
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Perilla, Shiso
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
Perilla plant
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Perilla Pflanze
Korean Samt Gras
In French
plante Perilla
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
planta de perilla
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
φυτό perilla
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
planta Perilla
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
Poręcz roślin
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In Latin
Perilla herba
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
Family
Lamiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Perilla
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Commelinids
Tribe
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Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
233
1
27800
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