Saccharum Ravennae seed
LATIN NAME: Saccharum ravennae
COMMON NAME: Ravenna Grass
The Ravenna grass is the tall, silver plume of the dry verge, and the fine, silvery panicles rise high above the arching leaves. The tall, clump-forming, perennial grass carries the broad, arching, blue-green leaves with the fine, white midribs and the tall, dense, feathery panicles of the fine, silvery-green flowers through the late summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the dry verge. The plant is a fine, generous presence of the late-season garden, and it is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Ravenna grass is a bold subject of the plant science, and the silver plumes keep showing up in the work on the ornamental grasses. The way the tall, dense panicles rise above the broad, arching leaves has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the ornamental grasses, the dry-land grasses and the members of the grass family. The broad, blue-green leaves and the clumping habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the Ravenna grass is a regular subject of the work on the silver plumes of the late world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Ravenna grass is a fine, bold plant of the dry verge and the late-season garden. The tall, dense, feathery panicles of the fine, silvery-green flowers rise high above the arching leaves through the late summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the season, holding the silver plumes through the autumn, and the fine, white midribs of the leaves catch the light. The plant stands the heat, the drought and the poor ground with the ease, and it is one of the fine choices for the dry verge, the back of the border and the study collection. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the silver plumes and the tall, bold ways, and it is a fine, bold plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.
Give the young plants the open, sunny spot, and the plumes will rise in the second season.
To grow the Ravenna grass from seed, sow the small, narrow seeds over the surface of a tray of moist seed compost, with a light press, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the silver plumes will rise through the late summer.
Saccharum Ravennae Erianthus ravennae