Re: red sugar

on 11/22/03 9:56 PM, Nan Sterman at Talkingpoints@PlantSoup.Com wrote:

> Anyone able to tell me how big a clump the red leafed sugar cane can
> get in So California?

Nan,

I have grown the red sugar cane for seven or eight years, but I find it
takes a lot of heat to make it a success.  It is a true tropical plant, and
our cool nights (anything below 65 degrees) just don't turn it on.  A spot
right next to a south- or west-facing house wall would be best.  It only
grows actively in Pasadena when the daytime temperature goes well above 90
degrees, and every winter it dies way back, although so far it has survived.
I can't estimate how big it would grow under ideal conditions.  We just
can't provide them.

John MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9   Sunset zones 21/23
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