Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Saccharum L. [781]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Plume grass

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Poaceae

family_ja: イネ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 20 species of reed-like, tufted, clump-forming, or rhizomatous, perennial grasses found by riversides and in valley bottoms, widely distributed in warm-temperate and tropical regions. They are grown for their inflorescences and foliage. Leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to linear. Large, plume-like panicles of crowded flower spikes with silky-hairy spikelets are borne in pairs in summer and autumn. Effective at the back of a herbaceous or mixed border, against a warm, sunny wall, or as free-standing specimens. The cut panicles are useful in fresh and dried arrangements.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers under glass or in a cold frame in spring. Divide in mid-spring or early summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: Trop. & warm

comment_ja: サトウキビ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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