Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Mediterranean
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Blue Anemone, Greek Windflower, Carolina Anemone, Chinese Anemone
Number of Varieties
190150
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
12-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Prune prior to new growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Botrytis collar rot, Crown gall, Cucumber mosaic, Downy mildew, Impatiens necrotic spot, Leaf curl, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Rust, Sclerotinia blight, Southern blight
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Cough, Gout, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
ANEMONE 'Harmony Blue'( HARMONY SERIES)
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Anemone, Harmony Blue Anemone
In Hindi
Plume Grass
रत्नज्योति
In German
Plume Gras
Anemone
In French
Plume Herbe
Anémone
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Anémona
In Greek
Plume Grass
ανεμώνη
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Relutantemente
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Zawilec
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
VivoSocial
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Anemone
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
400150
1
27800
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