Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
New Zealand
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Metrosideros excelsa
Number of Varieties
1908
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
12-9
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
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Red, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Dark Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Noxious Weed
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Wood
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Application in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
METROSIDEROS excelsa
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
In Hindi
Plume Grass
pohutukawa
In German
Plume Gras
pohutukawa
In French
Plume Herbe
pohutukawa
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
pohutukawa
In Greek
Plume Grass
pohutukawa
In Portuguese
Plume grama
pohutukawa
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
pohutukawa
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
pohutukawa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Lilopsida
-
Order
Cyperales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Metrosideros
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
40012
1
27800
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