Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Grass
Origin
North America
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
Grass
Saccharum officinarum
Number of Varieties
536
0
40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes
agricultural areas, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Olive
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Olive
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Olive
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Sandy Brown
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Itchiness
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food
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
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani
SACCHARUM officinarum
Common Name
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush
Sugarcane
In Hindi
Softstem Bulrush
गन्ना
In German
Softstem Bulrush
Saccharum
In French
Softstem Bulrush
Canne à sucre
In Spanish
Softstem Bulrush
Saccharum
In Greek
Softstem Bulrush
Saccharum
In Portuguese
Softstem Bulrush
Cana-de-açúcar
In Polish
Softstem Bulrush
Saccharum
In Latin
Softstem Bulrush
Saccharum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectus
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
3536
1
27800
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