1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
1.4 Types
Karl Feather Reed Grass
Avalanche
Eldorado
Overdam
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Humid climates
Valley, wooded grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0.54
3900
5.7.1 Minimum Width
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.7 Plant Color
8.7.1 Flower Color
Light brown
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
8.8.1 Flower Color Modifier
8.10.1 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Tan, Chocolate
8.11.1 Leaf Color in Spring
8.11.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
8.11.3 Leaf Color in Fall
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Winter
Gold, Tan
Green, Gray Green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Pinnate
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Spores
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
10.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
11.12 Allergy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
12.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora
PELTOPHORUM africanum
13.2 Common Name
Feather Reed Grass
Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle
13.2.1 In Hindi
पंख ईख घास
Black Wattle Tree
13.2.2 In German
Feather Reed Grass
Schwarz Akazie Baum
13.2.3 In French
Feather Reed Herbe
Noir Arbre Wattle
13.2.4 In Spanish
Pluma Reed Hierba
Negro del árbol del zarzo
13.2.5 In Greek
Αστραπή Reed Χόρτο
Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Pena Reed grama
Árvore da acácia negra
13.2.7 In Polish
Pióro Reed trawy
Czarne Drzewo akacji
13.2.8 In Latin
Pluma Grass
Niger Wattle ligno
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
Calamagrostis
Peltophorum
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
Pooideae
Caesalpinioideae
14.10 Number of Species