How to tend a Saccharum officinarum
Also known as: Arundo saccharifera Garsault, Saccharifera officinalis Stokes, Saccharum hybridum R.M.Grey, Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum glabrum Cuzent & Pancher, Saccharum infirmum Steud., Saccharum luzonicum Hack., Saccharum monandrum Rol., Saccharum occidentale Sw., Saccharum officinale Salisb., Saccharum officinarum var. atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. brevipedicellatum Hack., Saccharum officinarum var. fragile Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. giganteum Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. glabrum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. jamaicense Sickenb., Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum-breve Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luridum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luteum-durum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. luzonicum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. otaheitense Roem. & Schult., Saccharum officinarum var. purpureum Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-altum Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-humile Hassk., Saccharum officinarum var. tahitense Kunth, Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers., Saccharum rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum spontaneum subsp. luzonicum Hack., Saccharum violaceum Tussac, Saccharum officinarum var. officinarum , Saccharum obscurum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake, Saccharum officinarum var. litteratum Hack., Saccharum bataviense André, Saccharum officinarum var. oceanicum Endl., Saccharum officinarum var. variegatum André, Saccharum officinarum var. genuinum Hack.
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Water thoroughly when soil surface is dry
Sunlight
Enjoy sunlight, planted in sufficient sunlight
Soil
Loose, fertile, and well-drained loam soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove flower stem, diseased and rotten leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical and subtropical zone
- Category
- Poaceae, Saccharum
- Size
- Diameterâ¥10cmï¼Heightâ¥20cm
- Blooming period
- Economical crops
- Flower colors
- grey white
- World Flora Online
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