Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Grass
Palm or Cycad
Origin
-
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Switchgrass
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Number of Varieties
45015
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-6
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 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, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm213.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize before watering, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
-
Showy
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
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Cattle Fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PANICUM
SYAGRUS romanzoffiana
Common Name
Panicum
Queen Palm
In Hindi
panikom
queen palm
In German
panikom
Königin palme
In French
panikom
reine palme
In Spanish
panikom
palma reina
In Greek
Panicum
βασίλισσα φοίνικες
In Portuguese
Panicum
palm rainha
In Polish
Panicum
królowa palmowy
In Latin
Panicum
regina palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Arecales
Family
Poaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Panicum
Syagrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cocoeae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Arecoideae
Number of Species
45061
1
27800
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