1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa, Southern Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm3,050.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Toothed curved and flat petiole
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus
POPULUS deltoides
7.2 Common Name
Amur Silvergrass
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
Amur Silvergrass
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.2 In German
Amur Schilf
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.3 In French
Amur silvergrass
Cottonwood Orient
7.2.4 In Spanish
Amur silvergrass
Cottonwood del Este
7.2.5 In Greek
Amur Silvergrass
Ανατολική Cottonwood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Amur Silvergrass
Cottonwood Oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Amur Silvergrass
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.8 In Latin
Amur Silvergrass
Orientalium Poplar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species