How to tend a Pennisetum orientale
Also known as: Alopecurus hordeiformis Willd. ex Steud., Panicum orientale (Rich.) Willd., Pennisetum fasciculatum Trin., Pennisetum griffithii Munro ex Hook.f., Pennisetum orientale Rich., Pennisetum orientale var. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf, Pennisetum persicum Boiss. & Buhse, Pennisetum phalariforme Steud., Pennisetum sinaicum Decne., Pennisetum tenue Fig. & De Not., Pennisetum triflorum Nees ex Steud., Pennisetum variabile Fig. & De Not., Cenchrus orientalis subsp. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Acev.-Rodr. & M.T.Strong
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water timely when soil dries
Sunlight
Like adequate sunshine
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
No need fertilization
Pruning
No need pruning
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas
- Category
- Gramineae, Pennisetum
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period August-October
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, inflorescence color light purple
- World Flora Online
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