Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
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Number of Varieties
1901
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
12-1
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
VALERIANELLA locusta
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Lamb's Lettuce
In German
Plume Gras
Feldsalat
In French
Plume Herbe
Mâche
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Miramores
In Greek
Plume Grass
Μαρούλι αρνιού
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Alface-de-cordeiro
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Roszpunka
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Lactuca agni