1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall) ▶
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall) ▶
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Silver
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Purple
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
4.8 Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Noxious Weed
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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40% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
7.2 Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Plume Grass
7.2.2 In German
Plume Gras
7.2.3 In French
Plume Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
7.2.5 In Greek
Plume Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Plume grama
7.2.7 In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Kessinger Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Lilopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Saccharum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Andropogoneae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
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27800