Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Europe, Asia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Number of Varieties
19013
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
9-3
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, 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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Keep the Soil well drained, 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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, 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
Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Mizuna
In German
Plume Gras
Mizuna
In French
Plume Herbe
Mizuna
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Mizuna
In Greek
Plume Grass
Mizuna
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Mizuna
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Mizuna
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Mizuna
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Capparales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
4003
1
27800
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