Tritoma

Plume Grass

About Tritoma and Plume Grass

Tritoma

Plume Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

marshes, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Purple, Silver

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

White, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Purple, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Water once every two or three weeks

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back all stems to the same height

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

0-10-10 NPK fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Drought, Edema

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Noxious Weed

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Borders, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Cultivated for fodder

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

SACCHARUM ravennae

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Plume Grass

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Plume Gras

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Plume Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Penacho de hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Plume Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Plume grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Pióropusz Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Kessinger Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Saccharum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

72NA

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Plume Grass

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Plume Grass

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

Tritoma and Plume Grass Physical Information

Tritoma and Plume Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Plume Grass are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver
Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green

Care of Tritoma and Plume Grass

Care of Tritoma and Plume Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Tritoma 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.