1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Blue Lyme Grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
550.00 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm75.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Creamy Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Yellow, Pink, Steel Blue
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DOMBEYA wallichii
LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune'
7.2 Common Name
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
Blue Dune Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Pink Ball Tree
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.2 In German
Pink Ball Tree
Blau Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.3 In French
Pink Ball Tree
Bleu Dune Lyme Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pink Ball Tree
Azul Duna hierba de Lyme
7.2.5 In Greek
Pink Ball Tree
Μπλε Dune Lyme Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pink Ball Tree
Azul Dune Lyme grama
7.2.7 In Polish
Dombeja Wallicha
Niebieska Trawa Dune z Lyme
7.2.8 In Latin
Pink Ball Tree
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species