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About Potentilla and Plume Grass

What is

Life Span

Biennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Grass

Origin

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Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae

Number of Varieties

25190
0 40000
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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
marshes, Riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-1
9 - 6

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
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

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Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Yellow
Purple, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
White, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Purple, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Purple, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

Well drained
Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting
Seedlings, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
Water once every two or three weeks

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

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Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

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Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Drought, Edema

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Noxious Weed

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Borders, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Cultivated for fodder

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA
SACCHARUM ravennae

Common Name

Potentilla
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass

In Hindi

Potentilla plant
Plume Grass

In German

Potentilla Pflanze
Plume Gras

In French

plante Potentilla
Plume Herbe

In Spanish

planta Potentilla
Penacho de hierba

In Greek

φυτό potentilla
Plume Grass

In Portuguese

planta Potentilla
Plume grama

In Polish

Potentilla roślin
Pióropusz Trawa

In Latin

Potentilla herba
Kessinger Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Rosales
Cyperales

Family

Rosaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Potentilla
Saccharum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

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Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Rosoideae
Panicoideae

Number of Species

300400
1 27800
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Properties of Potentilla and Plume Grass

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

Season and Care of Potentilla and Plume Grass

Season and care of Potentilla and Plume Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Plume Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Plume Grass season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Plume Grass is Loam while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Plume Grass is Acidic, Neutral.

Potentilla and Plume Grass Physical Information

Potentilla and Plume Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Plume Grass are as follows:

  • Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow

  • Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green

  • Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver

  • Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green

Care of Potentilla and Plume Grass

Care of Potentilla and Plume Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height. In summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.