Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
South America
Types
Sporobolus heterolepis
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Hay fields
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 2
10-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
SPOROBOLUS heterolepis
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Prairie Dropseed
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
prairie dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In German
Prärie Dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In French
prairie dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
dropseed pradera
Pamianthe
In Greek
λιβάδι dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
pradaria dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
łąka dropseed
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
PRATUM grama
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Sporobolus
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Clinantheae
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1040
1
27800
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