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Elephant Grass
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About Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

Middle Africa
China

Types

Perennial Grass
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

1530
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Forest margins, Tropical regions, waterways, Wet lands, Woodlands
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-118-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
12 - 7

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Sandy Brown
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Fine
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Flying insects
Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for animals, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Eye Problems, Headache, Skin Disorders, Wounds
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENNISETUM purpureum 'Prince'
BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Elephant Grass
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

हाथी घास
बांस

In German

Elefantengras
Verklumpung Bambus

In French

l'herbe à éléphant
clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

pasto elefante
clumping Bamboo

In Greek

ελέφαντα χόρτο
συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

capim-elefante
bambu aglutinação

In Polish

trawa słoniowa
zbicie bambus

In Latin

elephanti herba
clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Poales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Pennisetum
Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae
Bambuseae

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Bambusoideae

Number of Species

11200
1 27800
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Properties of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo. Elephant Grass doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Elephant Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Elephant Grass has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems. 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 Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo

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

Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Elephant Grass height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

  • Elephant Grass flower color: Sandy Brown

  • Elephant Grass leaf color: Purple

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Elephant Grass and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elephant Grass pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Elephant Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.