Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus
Origin
Middle Africa
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Perennial Grass
Trichocereus pachanoi
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Forest margins, Tropical regions, waterways, Wet lands, Woodlands
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sandy Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
Needs very little water
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Bacterial soft rot, bees, Fungal Diseases, Mealy bugs, Scale, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flying insects
Insects
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff, Skin inflammation, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for animals, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eye Problems, Headache, Skin Disorders, Wounds
antimicrobial, Cardiac, High blood pressure, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Stem
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PENNISETUM purpureum 'Prince'
Trichocereus pachanoi
Common Name
Elephant Grass
Trichocereus
In Hindi
हाथी घास
Trichocereus
In German
Elefantengras
Trichocereus
In French
l'herbe à éléphant
Trichocereus
In Spanish
pasto elefante
Trichocereus
In Greek
ελέφαντα χόρτο
Trichocereus
In Portuguese
capim-elefante
Trichocereus
In Polish
trawa słoniowa
Trichocereus
In Latin
elephanti herba
Trichocereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Pennisetum
Echinopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Paniceae
Trichocereeae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1128
1
27800
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