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About Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Grass
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Mexico, Central America

Types

Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Number of Varieties

19050
0 40000
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Habitat

marshes, Riverbanks
Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 6
12 - 1

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
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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm50.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Silver
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple
-

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Tan
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Tan
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Fall
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks
Allow to dry out slightly between watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Cut back all stems to the same height
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Drought, Edema
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Butterflies

Allergy

Noxious Weed
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Erosion control
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Cultivated for fodder
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Flower borders

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SACCHARUM ravennae
Tagetes lucida

Common Name

Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

In Hindi

Plume Grass
sweetscented marigold

In German

Plume Gras
süß duftend Ringelblume

In French

Plume Herbe
Yauhtli

In Spanish

Penacho de hierba
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

In Greek

Plume Grass
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

In Portuguese

Plume grama
Tarragon Mexicano

In Polish

Pióropusz Trawa
słodkie pachnące nagietka

In Latin

Kessinger Grass
sweetscented marigold

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Asterales

Family

Poaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Saccharum
Tagetes

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe

Andropogoneae
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Subfamily

Panicoideae
-

Number of Species

40050
1 27800
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Properties of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold

Wondering what are the properties of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold? We provide you with everything About Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold. Plume Grass doesn't have thorns and Sweetscented Marigold doesn't have thorns. Also Plume Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Plume Grass has allergic reactions like Noxious Weed and Sweetscented Marigold has allergic reactions like Noxious Weed. 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 Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold

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

Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold Physical Information

Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold are as follows:

  • Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver

  • Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green

  • Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory

  • Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold

Care of Plume Grass and Sweetscented Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height and Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning. In summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.