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Hardy Sugar Cane

Saccharumarundinaceum

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Family

Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Saccharum (SAK-er-um)

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Species

arundinaceum (a-run-din-uh-KEE-um)

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Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing

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Hardiness

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Cream/Tan

Bloom Time

Mid Fall

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siege2055

Stilwell, OK (Zone 7a) | September 2015 | positive

I have had to move this a couple of times to find a place that it likes, and now finally in the third year, its happy and has grown to ab...Read More

Sugarcane52

Marianna, FL | February 2007 | positive

Plant was sold in Michigan where it is reported cold hardy there by the nursery. This Winter 2006-7 it has withstood 22 degrees with leav...Read Morees still green. It bloomed in November.

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