Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
Number of Varieties
5
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp shady woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Wildflower
Botanical Name
MILIUM effusum
Common Name
Millet Grass, Wood Millet
In Hindi
Milium effusum
In German
Wald-Flattergras
In French
millet étalé
In Spanish
effusum milium
In Greek
milium effusum
In Portuguese
milium effusum
In Polish
prosownica rozpierzchła
In Latin
milium effusum
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Milium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1
1
27800
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