Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
190250
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
tropical environments, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
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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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm1,800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Borers, fungus, Red blotch, Whiteflies
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Civet cat, Wild boar
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Food Allergy, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Good Cleanser, Good for skin, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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anti-cancer, Cold, Energy, Hair Loss, High blood pressure, Indigestion, Regulates Blood Sugar, Skin Disorders, Thyroid problems, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Application in Furniture, Used As Food, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jack
In Hindi
Plume Grass
कटहल
In German
Plume Gras
Jack
In French
Plume Herbe
Jackfrucht
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
yaca
In Greek
Plume Grass
καρποί
In Portuguese
Plume grama
jaca
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
chlebowca
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Jackfruit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Urticales
Family
Poaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Saccharum
Artocarpus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Artocarpeae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
400150
1
27800
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