Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Egypt
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
19010
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
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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
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
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
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
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Lettuce
In Hindi
Plume Grass
सलाद
In German
Plume Gras
Salat
In French
Plume Herbe
Salade
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Lechuga
In Greek
Plume Grass
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Alface
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Sałata
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asterales
Family
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Saccharum
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
400100
1
27800
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