Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Taonabo japonica, Cleyera ochnacea
Number of Varieties
1905
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
secondary forest, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-10
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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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
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, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Does not require lot of watering, occasional watering once established
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Downy mildew, Leaf rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Humidity, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Ants, Fruit Bats, Snails, Squirrels
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Asthma, Nausea, Pollen, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Provides herbal hair care, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Insect Repellent, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Acne, Arthritis, Eczema, Oedema
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Application in Furniture, Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Sakaki
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Sakaki
In German
Plume Gras
Sperrstrauch
In French
Plume Herbe
Sakaki
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Sakaki
In Greek
Plume Grass
Sakaki
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Sakaki
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Sakaki
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Sakaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Theales
Family
Poaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Cleyera
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
40018
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27800
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