Elephant Grass

St. Augustine Grass

About Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass

Elephant Grass

St. Augustine Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Middle Africa

Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Forest margins, Tropical regions, waterways, Wet lands, Woodlands

marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12 - 9

1.8 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, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Fin-shaped Tufts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings

Plugs, Sod, Sprigs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Flying insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for animals, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Eye Problems, Headache, Skin Disorders, Wounds

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used As Food

Used in lawns and turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM purpureum 'Prince'

STENOTAPHRUM secundatum

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Grass

Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

हाथी घास

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.2 In German

Elefantengras

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.3 In French

l'herbe à éléphant

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

pasto elefante

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

ελέφαντα χόρτο

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

capim-elefante

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

trawa słoniowa

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

elephanti herba

St. Augustine Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Stenotaphrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

Properties of Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass

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

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Season and Care of Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass

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

Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass Physical Information

Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Elephant Grass height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas St. Augustine Grass height is 760.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass are as follows:

Elephant Grass flower color: Sandy Brown
Elephant Grass leaf color: Purple
St. Augustine Grass flower color: Not Available
St. Augustine Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass

Care of Elephant Grass and St. Augustine Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elephant Grass pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and St. Augustine Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elephant Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer St. Augustine Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.