Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Asia, Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Ornamental Grass
Sorbus aucuparia fenenkiana, Sorbus aucuparia glabrata, Sorbus aucuparia praemorsa
Number of Varieties
205
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-103-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
7-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm800.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Orange, Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
Do Not over Water, Water in the early morning hours
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Aphids, blister mites, Canker, fireblight, sawflies, Silver leaf
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Laxative, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Sorbus aucuparia
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Rowan, Mountain ash
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
रोवाण पौधा
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Rowan Tree
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Rowan Tree
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
Rowan Tree
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
Rowan Tree
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
Árvore de Rowan
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Rowan Tree
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Rowan ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Sorbus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
1110
1
27800
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