Sugarcane plume grass
Saccharum giganteum (syn. Erianthus giganteus)
Native to Florida ...
Sugarcane
Related Category: Plants
tall tropical perennials (species of Saccharum, chiefly S. officinarum) of the family Gramineae (grass family), probably cultivated in their native Asia from prehistoric times.
SAK-har-um Common Name: Plume grass, Sugarcane
When not grown commercially to produce sugarcane (S. officinarum), these grasses are grown ornamentally for their large stature, linear foliage, and vertical, plume-like inflorescences.
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) roots easily from cuttings of the cane. Successful cuttings have also been made from lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), fountain grass (Pennisetum spp.), and maiden grass (Miscanthus spp.).
Winged bean is a powerful nitrogen-fixing legume, and it is used as a "green manure" for intercropping with bananas, sugarcane, taro, and other tropical crops.
Very few plants on Earth (less than 1 percent) are C4 plants (including corn and sugarcane). Photorespiration in C4 plants is more efficient in strong light. The processes in C4 biochemistry were studied by M. D. Hatch and C. R. Slack.
If fountain grass isn't exotic enough for you, try one of the purple-stemmed varieties of sugarcane, such as Saccharum officinarum 'Pele's Smoke'. In their semi-dormant state, the grasses will survive.
Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)
Sasa palmata (Broadleaf Bamboo)
Sasa tessellata
Sasa veitchii
Sasaella masamuneana
Schismus barbatus (Common Mediterranean Grass)
Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Narihira Bamboo)
Setaria palmifolia (Malaysian Palm Grass) ...
 See also: Grass, Grasses, Corn, Bamboo, Cane
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