Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Grass
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
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Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
1190
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border