Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
-
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Types
Not Avaialble
-
Number of Varieties
3530
0
40000
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Habitat
Lake Sides, savannahs
Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 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, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Green, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Crickets
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark
Other Uses
Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge
Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS Giganteus
AFROCARPUS gracilior
Common Name
Giant Silvergrass
East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine
In Hindi
Giant Silvergrass
फर्न पाइन
In German
Riesenschilf
Fern Pinien
In French
géant silvergrass
pin Fern
In Spanish
Giant Silvergrass
pino helecho
In Greek
Giant Silvergrass
Fern πεύκο
In Portuguese
Silvergrass gigante
pinho Fern
In Polish
Giant Silvergrass
Fern sosna
In Latin
Giant Silvergrass
Fern pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Miscanthus
Afrocarpus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
176
1
27800
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