Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Mexico
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
-
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
87
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-148-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply
weekly regular
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Crickets
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Tropical, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CALLIANDRA californica
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Baja fairy duster
Zapotillo
Chuparosa
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
tabardillo
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
tabardillo
Korean Samt Gras
In French
tabardillo
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
tabardillo
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
Tabardillo
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
Tabardillo
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
Tabardillo
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In Latin
Tabardillo
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Fabales
Cyperales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Calliandra
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids
Tribe
-
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
-
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
303
1
27800
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