1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Africa
Mediterranean, Turkey
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Sunny Edge, Warmer regions
meadows, Terrestrial
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
Brown, Purple, Purplish-black
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Cream
Not Available
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Several shades of Green
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Late Winter
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch
Red blotch
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.2.1 Flower Petal Number
4.4 Fruits
4.4.1 Showy Fruit
4.4.2 Edible Fruit
4.5 Fragrance
4.5.1 Fragrant Flower
4.5.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.5.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.5.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.6 Showy Foliage
4.7 Showy Bark
4.8 Foliage Texture
4.9 Foliage Sheen
4.10 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.12 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Birds
Bees, Flying insects
4.14 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits, Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant
Flowers
5.3.1 Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
5.5 Used As Indoor Plant
5.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.8 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'
CHIONODOXA
6.2 Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
millet pourpre
Chionodoxa
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Platyhelminthes
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species