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
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
Not Avaialble
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
10020
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Rose
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
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
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Umbrella Tree
Pfeifengras
In French
Umbrella Tree
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
O lignum
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Cyperales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Molinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
-
Number of Species
32
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27800
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