Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Eastern Asia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
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Number of Varieties
19020
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
8-2
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
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
Red, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong or Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Fungal Diseases, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Squirrels
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Oral Allergy, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seeds
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
Castanea sativa
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut
In Hindi
Plume Grass
शाहबलूत का फल
In German
Plume Gras
Esskastanie
In French
Plume Herbe
châtaignier
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Castaña dulce
In Greek
Plume Grass
Sweet Chestnut
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Castanheiro
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
słodki Chestnut
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Dulce Chestnut
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Saccharum
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
4009
1
27800
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