Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
17190
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Ivory
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
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, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
iron-rich fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
watermilfoil
Plume Grass
In German
watermilfoil
Plume Gras
In French
myriophylle
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
watermilfoil
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
watermilfoil
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
watermilfoil
Plume grama
In Polish
watermilfoil
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
watermilfoil
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Cyperales
Family
Haloragaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
69400
1
27800
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