Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
-
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Types
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Number of Varieties
2540
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
meadows, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Ivory, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fibre
Other Uses
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
Common Name
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
In Hindi
Plumcot
Needle Grass
In German
Plumcot
Nadel- Gras
In French
plumcot
aiguille Herbe
In Spanish
plumcot
Hierba de aguja
In Greek
Plumcot
βελόνα Grass
In Portuguese
plumcot
agulha Relva
In Polish
Plumcot
igła do trawy
In Latin
Plumcot
acus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Ericales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Prunus
Stipa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Stipeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
25150
1
27800
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