Saccharum ravennae

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   grass

Height: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width: 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
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Read about Saccharum ravennae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Erianthus Ravennae, Beauv. Plume-grass. Ravenna-grass. Hardy Pampas-grass. Three to 12 ft.: blades ½ in. wide, narrowed into a firm rough point: panicle or plume as much as 2 ft. long. S. Eu.—This is one of the best of the stout and tall perennial grasses. It thrives in light and open places in well-drained soils, and makes great clumps, when well established sometimes producing as many as 40 or 50 heads. Hardy in latitude of New York City. CH


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