1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Middle Africa
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Floodplains, Forest margins, Tropical regions, waterways, Wet lands, Woodlands
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.2 AHS Heat Zone
2.3 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
2.4 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.3 Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
4.3 Plant Color
4.3.1 Flower Color
4.3.3 Flower Color Modifier
4.3.6 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Brownish Red
4.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
4.3.9 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
4.3.11 Leaf Color in Fall
4.3.13 Leaf Color in Winter
4.5 Shape
4.5.1 Leaf Shape
5.3 Thorns
6 Season
6.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
6.3 Growing Conditions
6.3.2 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
6.3.4 Growth Rate
6.3.6 Type of Soil
6.3.7 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
6.3.9 Soil Drainage
6.4.2 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Summer
6.4.4 Repeat Bloomer
6.5 Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Wet Site
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
7.3 How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Root Division
7.5 Plant Maintenance
7.8 Watering Plants
8.0.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
Needs Very high moisture
8.1.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.1.3 In Spring
8.2.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.3 Soil
8.4.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
8.4.3 Soil Type
8.4.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
8.5 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
8.6 Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
8.7 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8.9 Pests and Diseases
8.11 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought
9 Facts
9.2 Flowers
9.3.1 Flower Petal Number
9.5 Fruits
9.5.1 Showy Fruit
9.6.1 Edible Fruit
9.8 Fragrance
9.8.1 Fragrant Flower
9.10.1 Fragrant Fruit
10.1.1 Fragrant Leaf
10.1.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10.2 Showy Foliage
10.3 Showy Bark
10.5 Foliage Texture
10.6 Foliage Sheen
10.9 Evergreen
10.11 Invasive
11.2 Self-Sowing
11.4 Attracts
Birds, Flying insects
Bees, Flies, Turtles
11.5 Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
allergic reaction, Pollen
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.2 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
12.1.4 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
12.1.6 Edible Uses
12.1.9 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for animals, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Eye Problems, Headache, Skin Disorders, Wounds
Insect Bites, Treating fever
13.1.1 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root
13.1.2 Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.6 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
PENNISETUM purpureum 'Prince'
SAURURUS cernuus
14.2 Common Name
Elephant Grass
Lizard's Tail
14.3.1 In Hindi
हाथी घास
Saururus cernuus
14.4.1 In German
Elefantengras
Saururus cernuus
14.4.2 In French
l'herbe à éléphant
Saururus cernuus
14.5.1 In Spanish
pasto elefante
cernuus Saururus
14.6.1 In Greek
ελέφαντα χόρτο
Saururus cernuus
14.6.2 In Portuguese
capim-elefante
Saururus cernuus
14.7.1 In Polish
trawa słoniowa
Saururus cernuus
14.8.1 In Latin
elephanti herba
Saururi cernuus
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Not Available
15.10 Number of Species