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Panicum aquaticum
Swamp panicgrass
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Hardiness
Zone 8–11
Observations
3
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Panicum couch thrives in sun-drenched settings such as the shallow peripheries of lakes and ponds. It is best suited to conditions of complete sunlight, but it can also withstand situations with only partial sunlight.
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Couch panicum hails from tropical zones, which usually have a hot and moist climate; therefore, it is naturally suited to high heat and humidity levels. It doesn’t enjoy abrupt changes in temperature and favors a constant temperature surrounding, therefore, it is crucial to prevent indoor temperature variances. This plant usually can't withstand chilly temperatures and necessitates warmer conditions to grow. If the ambient temperature falls excessively low, it may stop growing or even perish.
Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Panicum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Light Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
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Common Names (1)
en Swamp panicgrass