Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
China, Japan
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
-
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
30190
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
90.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
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, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
Bluebeard
Plume Grass
In German
Blaubart
Plume Gras
In French
Bluebeard
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Barba Azul
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
Plume grama
In Polish
Sinobrody
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
Bluebeard
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Lilopsida
Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
Family
Verbenaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
7400
1
27800
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