Saccharum officinarum | Sugarcane | Grass

Saccharum officinarum belongs to the plant family POACEĈ and Genus Saccharum This Grass will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Saccharum officinarum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Saccharum officinarum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Saccharum officinarum sugarcane is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

%s is edible. This anemophilous species has only a light pollen count during hay fever season. This plant doesn't really have a "season" for hay fever pollen; it tends to produce wind borne pollen almost year-round.

Saccharum officinarum is distributed as follows … cultivated crop

"Allergies A-Z", Myron A Lipkowitz and Tova Navarra, Facts on File, New York, 1994.