1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Wet lands
marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Acicular
Fin-shaped Tufts
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plugs, Sod, Sprigs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Used in lawns and turf
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SACCHARUM officinarum
STENOTAPHRUM secundatum
7.2 Common Name
Sugarcane
Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
गन्ना
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.2 In German
Saccharum
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.3 In French
Canne à sucre
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
Saccharum
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.5 In Greek
Saccharum
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cana-de-açúcar
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.7 In Polish
Saccharum
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
Saccharum
St. Augustine Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species