Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
South America, Brazil
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
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Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
1190
0
40000
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Habitat
coastal environs
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Crimson
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Copper
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Burgundy
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water once every two or three weeks
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
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In late autumn, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Antitumor
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EUGENIA uniflora
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Brazilian Cherry, Pitanga, Surinam Cherry
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
Pitanga
Plume Grass
In German
Pitanga
Plume Gras
In French
Pitanga
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Pitanga
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Pitanga
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Pitanga
Plume grama
In Polish
Pitanga
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
Pitanga
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Myrtaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Eugenia
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Myrteae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
20400
1
27800
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