Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Not Avaialble
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
100190
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Rose
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
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
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Scale Insects, Snails
Birds
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
Plume Grass
In German
Umbrella Tree
Plume Gras
In French
Umbrella Tree
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Plume grama
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
O lignum
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Cyperales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
3400
1
27800
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