Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Saccharum officinarum
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Number of Varieties
368
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Wet lands
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-152-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM officinarum
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Sugarcane
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
गन्ना
Capnoides
In German
Saccharum
Capnoides
In French
Canne à sucre
capnoides
In Spanish
Saccharum
Capnoides
In Greek
Saccharum
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Cana-de-açúcar
Capnoides
In Polish
Saccharum
Capnoides
In Latin
Saccharum
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cyperales
Agaricales
Family
Poaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Hypholoma
Clade
Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
361
1
27800
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