Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
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Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
190200
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
12-8
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
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Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Artemisia
In German
Plume Gras
Artemisia
In French
Plume Herbe
Artemisia
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Artemisia
In Greek
Plume Grass
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Artemisia
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Artemisia
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asterales
Family
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Saccharum
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
400400
1
27800
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