broom corn millet
Also known as: common millet; French millet; hog millet; Russian millet; Indian millet
Upright, clump-forming annual about 90cm in height, with flat, narrow, mid-green leaves 40cm long, sometimes purple-flushed. Produces panicles of slightly arching, purple-tinged green flowers, in small spikelets 6mm long, in late summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- broom corn millet (Panicum miliaceum)
- Genus
- Panicum
- Family
- Poaceae
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- Toxicity
- Grass Like · Annual Biennial
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Autumn · Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of broom corn millet
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of broom corn millet
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broom corn millet care guide
- Regular even moist soil, cut irrigation once grain ripening stage arrives
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Regular even moist soil, cut irrigation once grain ripening stage arrives
Fertilizing
FertilizingGrass grain nitrogen rich feed every three weeks spring growth period
Pruning
PruningRemove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring to aid overwintering beneficial insects
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed in early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. See Ornamental grasses cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
Generally pest-free
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