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Purple Mountainheath

Purple Mountainheath Basics

Grows LikeSubshrub, Shrub
DurationPerennial
U.S. NativeNative to U.S.

Purple Mountainheath Morphology and Physiology

Active Growth PeriodSpring and Summer
AllelopathNo
BloatNone
C:N RatioMedium
Coppice PotentialYes
Fall ConspicuousNo
Flower ColorPurple
Foliage ColorGreen
Foliage Porosity SummerPorous
Foliage Porosity WinterPorous
Foliage TextureFine
Fruit Seed ColorGreen
Fruit Seed ConspicuousNo
Growth FormRhizomatous
Growth RateSlow
Height at 20 Years (Maximum feet)0
Height Mature feet1
Leaf RetentionYes
LifespanModerate
Low Growing GrassNo
Resprout AbilityYes
DecumbentDecumbent
ToxicitySlight

Purple Mountainheath Growing Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured SoilsYes
Adapted to Fine Textured SoilsNo
Adapted to Medium Textured SoilsNo
Anaerobic ToleranceNone
CaCO3 ToleranceNone
Cold Stratification RequiredYes
Drought ToleranceNone
Frost Free Days (Minimum)200
pH Minimum5.5
pH Maximum7.5
Planting Density per Acre (Minimum)1200
Planting Density per Acre (Maximum)19000
Precipitation Minimum40
Precipitation Maximum60
Root Depth (Minimum inches)6
Salinity ToleranceNone
Shade ToleranceIntermediate
Shade ToleranceIntermediate
Minimum Temperature (F)-3

Purple Mountainheath Reproduction

Bloom PeriodSummer
Commercial AvailabilityContracting Only
Fruit Seed AbundanceMedium
Fruit Seed Period BeginsSummer
Fruit Seed Period EndsFall
Fruit Seed PersistancesNo
Propagated by Bare RootYes
Propagated by BulbsNo
Propagated by ContainerYes
Propagated by CormsNo
Propagated by CuttingsYes
Propagated by SeedYes
Propagated by SodNo
Propagated by SprigsNo
Propagated by TubersNo
Seed Spread RateSlow
Seedling VigorMedium
Seedling VigorMedium
Small GrainNo
Vegetative Spread RateModerate

Purple Mountainheath Edibility and Other Uses

Berry/Nut Seed ProductNo
Christmas Tree ProductNo
Fodder ProductNo
Fuelwood ProductNone
Lumber ProductNo
Naval Store ProductNo
Palatable to a Browse AnimalLow
Palatable to a Grazing AnimalLow
Palatable to a HumanNo
Pulpwood ProductNo
Veneer ProductNo
CategoryDicot
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Purple Mountainheath

Purple Mountainheath grows like a Subshrub, Shrub. Purple Mountainheath is an Perennial. Purple Mountainheath is Native to U.S.. Spring and Summer is when Purple Mountainheath is actively growing. Purple Mountainheath is not an allelopath. Purple Mountainheath has a Medium C:N Ratio. Purple Mountainheath has a coppice potential of Yes. Purple Mountainheath is not fall conspicuous. Purple Mountainheath has a Purple colored flower. Purple Mountainheath has Green colored foliage. In the summertime, Purple Mountainheath has a Porous foliage porosity. In the wintertime, Purple Mountainheath has a Porous foliage porosity. Purple Mountainheath has a Fine foliage texture. Seeds of Purple Mountainheath are Green. Seeds of Purple Mountainheath are No conspicuous. Purple Mountainheath grows as a Rhizomatous. The growth rate of Purple Mountainheath is Slow. The maximum height of Purple Mountainheath at 20 years is 0 feet. The mature height of Purple Mountainheath is 1 feet. The lifespan of Purple Mountainheath is Moderate. The shape and orientation of Purple Mountainheath is Decumbent. Purple Mountainheath is adapted to coarse textured soils. Purple Mountainheath is not adapted to fine textured soils. Purple Mountainheath is not adapted to medium textured soils. The anaerobic tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is None. The CaCO3 tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is None. Purple Mountainheath requires cold stratification. The drought tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is None. Purple Mountainheath requires a minimum of 200 frost free days per year. The minimum pH of Purple Mountainheath is 5.5. The maximum pH of Purple Mountainheath is 7.5. The minimum planting density per acre of Purple Mountainheath is 1200. The maximum planting density per acre of Purple Mountainheath is 19000. The minimum Precipitation that Purple Mountainheath requires is 40. The maximum Precipitation that Purple Mountainheath can handle is 60. The minimum root depth of Purple Mountainheath is 6 inches. The salininty tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is None. The shade tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is Intermediate. The shade tolerance of Purple Mountainheath is Intermediate. The minimum temperature that Purple Mountainheath requires is -3. The bloom period of Purple Mountainheath is Summer. The commerical availability of Purple Mountainheath is Contracting Only. The fruit seed abundance of Purple Mountainheath is Medium. The fruit seed period of Purple Mountainheath begins Summer. The fruit seed period of Purple Mountainheath ends Fall. The fruit seed persistance of Purple Mountainheath is No. Purple Mountainheath is propagated by bare roots. Purple Mountainheath is propagated by bulbs. Purple Mountainheath is propagated by container. Purple Mountainheath is not propagated by corms. Purple Mountainheath is propagated by cuttings. Purple Mountainheath is propagated by seed. Purple Mountainheath is not propagated by sod. Purple Mountainheath is not propagated by sprig. Purple Mountainheath is not propagated by tubers. Purple Mountainheath has a Slow seed spread rate. Purple Mountainheath has a Medium seedling vigor. Purple Mountainheath has a Medium seedling vigor. Purple Mountainheath does not have a small grain. Purple Mountainheath has a Moderate vegatative spread rate. Purple Mountainheath does not have a berry/nut seed product. Purple Mountainheath is not viable as a Christmas Tree. Purple Mountainheath does not make a good fodder product. Purple Mountainheath does not make a good fuel wood product. Purple Mountainheath does not make a good lumber product. Purple Mountainheath does not make a naval store product. Purple Mountainheath is not palatable to browse animals. Purple Mountainheath is not palatable to grazing animals. Purple Mountainheath is not palatable to humans. Purple Mountainheath does not make a pulpwood product. Purple Mountainheath does not make a veneer product. Purple Mountainheath is of the category, Dicot.
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