Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Caribbean
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Wild sago
Number of Varieties
1903
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-15
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, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm60.00 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
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Noxious Weed
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
ZAMIA pumila
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Coontie
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Coontie
In German
Plume Gras
Coontie
In French
Plume Herbe
coontie
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
coontie
In Greek
Plume Grass
Coontie
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Coontie
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Coontie
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Coontie
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Cycadophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Cycadopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cycadales
Family
Poaceae
Zamiaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Zamia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
Zamieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Zamioideae
Number of Species
40027
1
27800
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