Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Grass
buttercup
Number of Varieties
11
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fin-shaped Tufts
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Plugs, Sod, Sprigs
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Insects
Allergy
Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used in lawns and turf
Cleanser
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
STENOTAPHRUM secundatum
Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name
Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
St. Augustine Grass
Lesser Celandine
In German
St. Augustine Grass
Scharbockskraut
In French
St. Augustine Grass
Ficaire
In Spanish
St. Augustine Grass
celidonia menor
In Greek
St. Augustine Grass
Lesser Celandine
In Portuguese
St. Augustine Grass
Lesser Celandine
In Polish
St. Augustine Grass
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
In Latin
St. Augustine Grass
Pavasara mazpurenīte
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Stenotaphrum
Ficaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Paniceae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
71
1
27800
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