Cymbopogon giganteus
Cymbopogon giganteus
- Native to:
- Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Cymbopogon
- Species:
- Cymbopogon giganteus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 300 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a savanna grass, it resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire and benefits from periodic burning which removes dead material and stimulates growth.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily at warm temperatures (25-30°C). Fresh seed has higher viability than stored seed.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI