Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
Number of Varieties
1902
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
-
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, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Needs Very high moisture
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
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flies, Insects
Allergy
Noxious Weed
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
OENANTHE javanica
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
In Hindi
Plume Grass
Water Celery
In German
Plume Gras
Wasser Sellerie
In French
Plume Herbe
Céleri d'eau
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
El apio agua
In Greek
Plume Grass
Σέλινο νερό
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Aipo água
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Seler Woda
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
Aqua Apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Apiales
Family
Poaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Oenanthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Oenantheae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Apioideae
Number of Species
4001
1
27800
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