1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hills, Open grasslands, Open Plains, Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Silver, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
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
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
reseeds, Root Division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Congestion, Rhinitis, Runny nose, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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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
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, suitable for cutting
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
STIPA barbata
7.2 Common Name
Silver Feather Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Silver Feather Grass
7.2.2 In German
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'
7.2.3 In French
Argent Plume Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Silver Feather Grass
7.2.5 In Greek
Silver Feather Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Prata Pena Relva
7.2.7 In Polish
Silver Feather Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
Silver Feather Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Poales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Stipa
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
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