Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
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Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
20190
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40000
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Habitat
-
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 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
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
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
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought