Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
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Saccharum officinarum
Number of Varieties
3036
0
40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
agricultural areas, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-710-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Coral
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
-
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Plant Tolerance
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALNUS rubra
SACCHARUM officinarum
Common Name
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
Sugarcane
In Hindi
red alder
गन्ना
In German
rot-Erle
Saccharum
In French
aulne rouge
Canne à sucre
In Spanish
aliso rojo
Saccharum
In Greek
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
Saccharum
In Portuguese
amieiro vermelho
Cana-de-açúcar
In Polish
czerwony olcha
Saccharum
In Latin
red alnus
Saccharum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Cyperales
Family
Betulaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Alnus
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
3536
1
27800
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