Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Types
-
Number of Varieties
-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Pink, Tan, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
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
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
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
-
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
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
MELINIS nerviglumis
Common Name
Ruby Grass, Zizka
In Hindi
Zizka
In German
Zizka
In French
Zizka
In Spanish
Zizka
In Greek
Zizka
In Portuguese
Zizka
In Polish
Zizka
In Latin
Žižka
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Melinis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Number of Species
22
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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