What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
Not Available
Number of Varieties
36
Rank: 62 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Fertilizers
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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18% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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40% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Used As Indoor Plant
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM officinarum
Common Name
Sugarcane
In Hindi
गन्ना
In German
Saccharum
In French
Canne à sucre
In Spanish
Saccharum
In Greek
Saccharum
In Portuguese
Cana-de-açúcar
In Polish
Saccharum
In Latin
Saccharum
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Clade
Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Number of Species
36
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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