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Poaceae
Indian millet
Cenchrus americanus
Also known as Pearl millet, Sorghum, Guinea corn, Penicillaria elongata
Native Plants · Grain Grass · Millet · Drought Tolerant · Tropical Grass · Food Crop · Warm Season · Arid Garden · Poaceae · Edible Grain · African Grain
Indian millet (pearl millet) is a warm-season grain grass that grows vigorously in hot, sunny conditions with well-drained soil. It is notably heat and drought tolerant, making it well suited to arid and semi-arid gardens as well as food gardens in tropical and subtropical climates. Sow seeds directly after the last frost, thin to proper spacing, and fertilise moderately for best grain production.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out between waterings · Every 7-14 days; highly drought tolerant once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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