1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Africa, Southern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands
Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
400.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Lime Green
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
High Potash Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Caterpillar
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Phyllanthus acidus
MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus
7.2 Common Name
Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, grosella
Amur Silvergrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
ताहितियन आमला
Amur Silvergrass
7.2.2 In German
Tahitian Stachelbeere
Amur Schilf
7.2.3 In French
Tahitian Gooseberry
Amur silvergrass
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tahitian grosella espinosa
Amur silvergrass
7.2.5 In Greek
Tahitian Φραγκοστάφυλο
Amur Silvergrass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tahitian Gooseberry
Amur Silvergrass
7.2.7 In Polish
Tahitian agrest
Amur Silvergrass
7.2.8 In Latin
Tahitian Gooseberry
Amur Silvergrass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Phyllantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species