Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Not Avaialble
Grasses
Number of Varieties
1001
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Rose
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Butterflies
Allergy
Mild Allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Cuts
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
BOUTELOUA gracilis
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
Bouteloua gracilis
In German
Umbrella Tree
Bouteloua Gracilis
In French
Umbrella Tree
Bouteloua aristidoides
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Chondrosum gracile
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
Bouteloua gracilis
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Latin
O lignum
Bouteloua Gracilis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Cyperales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Bouteloua
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
3100
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27800
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