1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
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
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Pink, Tan, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
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, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late 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?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less 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
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Disease free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
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
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELINIS nerviglumis
7.2 Common Name
Ruby Grass, Zizka
7.2.1 In Hindi
Zizka
7.2.2 In German
Zizka
7.2.3 In French
Zizka
7.2.4 In Spanish
Zizka
7.2.5 In Greek
Zizka
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Zizka
7.2.7 In Polish
Zizka
7.2.8 In Latin
Žižka
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Poales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Melinis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Paniceae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species