Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
World/Pandemic
Australia
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
10700
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Birds
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
-
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
नीलगिरी
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Eukalyptus
In French
Seashore Paspalum
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Paspalum
Eucalipto
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
Eucalipto
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Paspalum maris
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Paniceae
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
20700
1
27800
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