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Ravenna Grass
Saccharum ravennae
Ravenna Grass is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 6-12 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect brown, cream and silver blooms in fall. It stands up well to black walnut, drought and pollution.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6-12 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Brown, Cream, Silver, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Drought, Pollution
- Native to
- Northern Africa, Mediterranean
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