Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
North America
Caribbean, Central America
Types
Populus tremuloides
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
Number of Varieties
416
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Roadsides, Woodlands
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10 - 5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm75.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Cream, Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Blue Green
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gold, Tan, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pulp
Seeds
Other Uses
Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
POPULUS tremuloides
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
Common Name
Quaking Aspen
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
In Hindi
Quaking Aspen
Bushy Bluestem plant
In German
Zitterpappel
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
In French
tremble
plante buissonnante Bluestem
In Spanish
Temblor Aspen
planta arbustiva andropogon
In Greek
τρεμώδεις Aspen
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
In Portuguese
Quaking Aspen
planta arbustiva Bluestem
In Polish
Quaking Aspen
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
In Latin
Tremens Quisque
Bushy bluestem herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Populus
Andropogon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Saliceae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
35100
1
27800
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