Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
South Africa
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
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Sporobolus heterolepis
Number of Varieties
515
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
Hay fields
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
10 - 2
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shade areas
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Medium
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TULBAGHIA violacea
SPOROBOLUS heterolepis
Common Name
Society Garlic
Prairie Dropseed
In Hindi
लहसुन
prairie dropseed
In German
Knoblauch
Prärie Dropseed
In French
Ail
prairie dropseed
In Spanish
Ajo
dropseed pradera
In Greek
σκόρδο
λιβάδι dropseed
In Portuguese
alho
pradaria dropseed
In Polish
czosnek
łąka dropseed
In Latin
allium
PRATUM grama
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Poales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Allium
Sporobolus
Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lilioideae
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Number of Species
50010
1
27800
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