Life Span
Annual
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
-
-
Types
Switchgrass
Rubus fruticosus
Number of Varieties
45010
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune prior to new growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Crown rot, Japanese Beetles, Powdery mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Bumblebees, Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Iron, Phosphorus
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Animal Feed, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Jam, Jelly, Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Groundcover
Botanical Name
PANICUM
Rubus canadensis
Common Name
Panicum
Thornless Blackberry
In Hindi
panikom
Thornless blackberry
In German
panikom
Rubus canadensis
In French
panikom
Rubus canadensis
In Spanish
panikom
Rubus canadensis
In Greek
Panicum
Rubus canadensis
In Portuguese
Panicum
Rubus canadensis
In Polish
Panicum
Bezkolcowej Blackberry
In Latin
Panicum
Thornless Rubus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Panicum
Rubus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
450375
1
27800
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