Scientific Name
Saccharum ravennae

Common Name
Ravenna grass


Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Height: 14'
Light Requirements: Sun
Soil/Moisture: Prefers moist soil; drought tolerant
Form/Texture: Tall upright stems; clump
Inflorescence: Large plumy inflorescence in late summer; slight pink at first then becomes silver; becomes red tinged in fall; remains attractive into winter; good fresh cut or dried
Comments: 1" wide gray green leaves turn orange in fall; may self seed; becomes lax with high moisture or fertility; center of clump tends to die out; sometimes called hardy pampas grass
Cultivars: --
 

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