Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
-
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
98190
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water once every two or three weeks
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mites, White outside
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Dental erosion
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
Shiraz Limoo
Plume Grass
In German
Bearss Kalk
Plume Gras
In French
Bearss chaux
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Bearss cal
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
BEARSS ασβέστη
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Bearss cal
Plume grama
In Polish
bearss wapna
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
bearss lime
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Lilopsida
Order
Sapindales
Cyperales
Family
Rutaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Citrus
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
9400
1
27800
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