Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
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Types
Saccharum officinarum
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Number of Varieties
36200
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40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Wet lands
disturbed sites, Forest edges, old gardens, Riverbanks, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm120.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Spade shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Butterflies
Allergy
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Sore throat, Ulcers, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM officinarum
RUBUS 'Amity'
Common Name
Sugarcane
Amity Raspberry, Raspberry
In Hindi
गन्ना
Raspberry
In German
Saccharum
Himbeere
In French
Canne à sucre
Framboise
In Spanish
Saccharum
Frambuesa
In Greek
Saccharum
Βατόμουρο
In Portuguese
Cana-de-açúcar
Framboesa
In Polish
Saccharum
Malina
In Latin
Saccharum
RUBUS IDAEUS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Rubus
Clade
Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
364000
1
27800
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