Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed

About Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed

Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Avaialble

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, savannahs

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow green, Chartreuse

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rhizome division

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Requires a lot of watering

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

No serious insect or disease problems

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Crickets

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

Added to salads, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Flower borders, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

Matricaria discoidea

7.2 Common Name

Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed

7.2.2 In German

Riesenschilf

Strahlenlose Kamille

7.2.3 In French

géant silvergrass

Matricaire odorante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Silvergrass

ξύλο ανανά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silvergrass gigante

Pineapple Weed

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Silvergrass

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Silvergrass

Pineapple Weed

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Miscanthus

Matricaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed? We provide you with everything About Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed. Giant Silvergrass doesn't have thorns and Pineapple Weed doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Silvergrass does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Silvergrass has allergic reactions like Not Available and Pineapple Weed has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed

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

Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Pineapple Weed

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