General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 feet to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet to 4 feet
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Sap
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Sugar Cane
  • Purple Sugar Cane
  • Burgundy Sugar Cane
  • Black Magic Repellent Plant
  • Sugarcane

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Location: Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-05-13
Location: La Fortuna, Costa Rica | Old Photo
Date: 2022-12-17
Location: Kauai
Date: 2010-11-18
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: My back Yard
Date: May 26, 2013 11:00am
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2013-03-29
The roots are visible at the joints along the stems.
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: florida
Date: 2002-01-01
sugar cane

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

Date: 2013-07-09
Location: Botanical Garden München-Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany.
Date: April
credit: Diego Delso
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bubbles (Austin, Tx - Zone 8b) on Apr 8, 2013 1:24 PM concerning plant:
    Sugar cane must be planted on its side, not upright.
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