Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Tolerates flooding
Mature size
2–3 m
First harvest
Plumes September
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Very invasive in open ground; only for riverbank sites.
The silver-plumed grass of autumn riverbanks — Durga Puja in plant form.
Growing it
Very invasive in open ground; only for riverbank sites.
What it is for
Riverbank stabilisation; autumn plumes; thatch.