Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruits, Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Southeast Asia, Southern India
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Kaghzi Mirzapuri, Kaghzi Gonda, Kagzi Etawah and Kagzi Banarasi
Number of Varieties
19018
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Tropical Climate, Tropical regions, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
12-8
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, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
White, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Green, Ivory
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Trident shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Needs good drainage, Reduce water once established
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
General purpose fertilizer with an NPK ratio 3-1-2
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Aphids, Downy mildew, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Soil Compaction
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Ants, Birds, Leafminer, Squirrels
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Dizziness, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Dermatitis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
Aegle marmelos
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Bael , Bengal Quince, Wood apple
In Hindi
Plume Grass
बिल्व, बेल, बेलपत्थर,
In German
Plume Gras
Bengalische Quitte, Madjobaum
In French
Plume Herbe
fruit de Beli, Coing du Bengale, Bilva
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
membrillo de Bengala, Bilva
In Greek
Plume Grass
Βεγγάλης Κυδώνι
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Fruta de Bael
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Kleiszcze smakowite
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Bilwa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Solanales
Family
Poaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Brugmansia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Datureae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Solanoideae
Number of Species
400150
1
27800
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