Sugarcane

Sour Cherry

About Sugarcane and Sour Cherry

Sugarcane

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Fruit

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

Saccharum officinarum

Fruit

Number of Varieties

36300

0 40000

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Habitat

agricultural areas, Wet lands

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

8-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm300.00 cm

0 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

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Diabetes, Sleepiness

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SACCHARUM officinarum

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

Sugarcane

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

गन्ना

Sour cherry

In German

Saccharum

Sauerkirsche

In French

Canne à sucre

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

Saccharum

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

Saccharum

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

Cana-de-açúcar

Ginja

In Polish

Saccharum

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Saccharum

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Rosales

Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Saccharum

Prunus

Clade

Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

36270

1 27800

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Properties of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry

Wondering what are the properties of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry? We provide you with everything About Sugarcane and Sour Cherry. Sugarcane doesn't have thorns and Sour Cherry doesn't have thorns. Also Sugarcane does not have fragrant flowers. Sugarcane has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Sleepiness and Sour Cherry has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Sleepiness. 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 Sugarcane and Sour Cherry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry

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

Sugarcane and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Sugarcane and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Sugarcane height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Sugarcane flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Sugarcane leaf color: Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry

Care of Sugarcane and Sour Cherry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugarcane pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches and Remove Ferns and Sour Cherry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sugarcane needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sour Cherry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.