Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Southern Asia, India
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Pani Kurundu, Pani Kurundu
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
7190
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40000
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Habitat
Farms, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Black
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green, Pink
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Grass like
Thorns
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✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
fungus, Insects, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness, Vomiting
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Menstrual Disorders, Upset stomach
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Air freshner, Condiment, Employed in herbal medicine, For making oil, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CINNAMOMUM verum
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
दालचीनी
Plume Grass
In German
Zimt
Plume Gras
In French
Cannelle
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Canela
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Κανέλα
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Canela
Plume grama
In Polish
Cynamon
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
cinnamomum
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Laurales
Cyperales
Family
Lauraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cinnamomum
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Cassythoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
250400
1
27800
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