Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Ornamental Grass
Number of Varieties
19020
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-95-10
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Light brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Borers, Red blotch
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Eastern Gamagrass
In Hindi
Plume Grass
पूर्वी Gamagrass
In German
Plume Gras
Eastern Gamagrass
In French
Plume Herbe
Gamagrass Orient
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Maicillo del Este
In Greek
Plume Grass
Ανατολική Gamagrass
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Gamagrass Oriental
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Eastern Gamagrass
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Orientalium Gamagrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Tripsacum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
4001
1
27800
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