Life Span
Annual
Type
Grass
Origin
-
Types
-
Number of Varieties
3
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum
Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
In Hindi
बाजरा
In German
Perlhirse
In French
Perle Millet
In Spanish
El mijo perla
In Greek
μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί
In Portuguese
milheto
In Polish
Pearl Millet
In Latin
Pearl milium
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Pennisetum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Number of Species
140
Rank: 88 (Overall)
1
27800
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