Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Southwestern United States
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
-
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
20190
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Cold Regions, Shady Edge
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-106-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Dark Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Dark Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Water once every two or three weeks
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Frost
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Pollen, Skin irritation
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Showy Purposes
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
AGAVE toumeyana
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Honesty , Chinese Money
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
silver dollar
Plume Grass
In German
Einjähriges Silberblatt
Plume Gras
In French
Monnaie-du-Pape
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
planta de la plata
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
silver dollar
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
silver dollar
Plume grama
In Polish
Miesiącznica roczna
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
silver dollar
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Brassicales
Cyperales
Family
Agavaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lunaria
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
50400
1
27800
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