1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Sunny Edge, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Purple, Purplish-black
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Cream
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Birds
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits, Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
None
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'
7.2 Common Name
Millet, Pearl Millet
7.2.1 In Hindi
purple millet
7.2.2 In German
purple millet
7.2.3 In French
millet pourpre
7.2.4 In Spanish
purple millet
7.2.5 In Greek
purple millet
7.2.6 In Portuguese
purple millet
7.2.7 In Polish
purple millet
7.2.8 In Latin
purple millet
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Pennisetum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Paniceae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species