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| + | | name = ''Chloris'' | ||
| + | | common_names = Finger Grass | ||
| + | | growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc --> | ||
| + | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | ||
| + | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | ||
| + | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | ||
| + | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | ||
| + | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> | ||
| + | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | ||
| + | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | ||
| + | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | ||
| + | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> | ||
| + | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | ||
| + | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | ||
| + | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | ||
| + | | color = IndianRed | ||
| + | | image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg --> | ||
| + | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> | ||
| + | | image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias --> | ||
| + | | regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom --> | ||
| + | | divisio = <!--- Phylum --> | ||
| + | | classis = <!--- Class --> | ||
| + | | ordo = <!--- Order --> | ||
| + | | familia = <!--- Family --> | ||
| + | | genus = | ||
| + | | species = | ||
| + | | subspecies = | ||
| + | | cultivar = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Inc| | ||
| + | Chloris (the goddess of flowers). Gramineae. Finger Grass. Annual or usually perennial grasses, sometimes grown for decoration. | ||
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| + | Plants with flat blades, compressed sheaths and digitate unilateral spikes: spikelets with 1 perfect fl. and 1 or more rudimentary sterile lemmas on the prolonged rachilla.— Species about 40, in the warmer regions of the world. A few are cult. for ornament on account of the attractive infl. Of simple treatment. | ||
| + | {{SCH}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Cultivation== | ||
| + | {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | ||
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| + | ===Propagation=== | ||
| + | {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | ||
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| + | ===Pests and diseases=== | ||
| + | {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | ||
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| + | ==Species== | ||
| + | *C. gracilis, Dur. (syn. Leptochloa virgata, Beauv). This has been recommended as an ornamental.{{SCH}} | ||
| + | *C.petraea, Swartz, and C. gluca, Vasey, both handsome species from Fla., have been recommended for cult. as ornamentals.{{SCH}} | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> | ||
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *{{wplink}} | ||
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| + | {{stub}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Categorize]] | ||
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| + | <!-- in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions! --> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:33, 17 July 2009
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Read about Chloris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Chloris (the goddess of flowers). Gramineae. Finger Grass. Annual or usually perennial grasses, sometimes grown for decoration. Plants with flat blades, compressed sheaths and digitate unilateral spikes: spikelets with 1 perfect fl. and 1 or more rudimentary sterile lemmas on the prolonged rachilla.— Species about 40, in the warmer regions of the world. A few are cult. for ornament on account of the attractive infl. Of simple treatment. CH
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Cultivation
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Species
- C. gracilis, Dur. (syn. Leptochloa virgata, Beauv). This has been recommended as an ornamental.CH
- C.petraea, Swartz, and C. gluca, Vasey, both handsome species from Fla., have been recommended for cult. as ornamentals.CH
Gallery
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photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Chloris. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Chloris QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
