Cashew

Giant Silvergrass

About Cashew and Giant Silvergrass

Cashew

Giant Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not Avaialble

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Lake Sides, savannahs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Yellow green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

No serious insect or disease problems

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Gastric, Kidney Stone

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Stomach aliments, Treatment of ulcers, Weight loss

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in making beverages

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Tropical

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANACARDIUM occidentale

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

7.2 Common Name

Acajou, Cashew

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

काजू के पेड़

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

Cashew Baum

Riesenschilf

7.2.3 In French

Anacardier

géant silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de anacardo

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

δέντρο κάσιους

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cajueiro

Silvergrass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

drzewo nerkowca

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

cashew ligno

Giant Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Anacardium

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor, Pistacia chinensis

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

600NA

1 27800

Properties of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass

Wondering what are the properties of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass? We provide you with everything About Cashew and Giant Silvergrass. Cashew doesn't have thorns and Giant Silvergrass doesn't have thorns. Also Cashew does not have fragrant flowers. Cashew has allergic reactions like Gastric and Kidney Stone and Giant Silvergrass has allergic reactions like Gastric and Kidney Stone. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass

Season and care of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass is important to know. While considering everything about Cashew and Giant Silvergrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cashew season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Giant Silvergrass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cashew is Loam, Sand and for Giant Silvergrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cashew is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Giant Silvergrass is Acidic, Neutral.

Cashew and Giant Silvergrass Physical Information

Cashew and Giant Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Cashew height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass are as follows:

Cashew flower color: Green, Yellow green and Light Green
Cashew leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

Care of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass

Care of Cashew and Giant Silvergrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cashew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Giant Silvergrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cashew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.