Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
South America
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
1903
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
10-8
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Noxious Weed
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Plume Grass
peruvian daffodil
In German
Plume Gras
peruvian daffodil
In French
Plume Herbe
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Pamianthe
In Greek
Plume Grass
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Plume grama
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Clinantheae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
40040
1
27800
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