Growing sugar cane in Colorado (Aurora) - Ask Extension
Hello,Can sugar canes be grown in Colorado? I've been trying to do some research and I can't find a lot of information. At least not something de...
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Growing sugar cane in Colorado (Aurora) #396131
Asked April 26, 2017, 12:57 PM EDT
Hello,
Can sugar canes be grown in Colorado? I've been trying to do some research and I can't find a lot of information. At least not something definite.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/grow-sugar-cane-zbcz1311
https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/234221
Can sugar canes be grown in Colorado? I've been trying to do some research and I can't find a lot of information. At least not something definite.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/grow-sugar-cane-zbcz1311
https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/234221
Arapahoe County Colorado
Expert Response
No. Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is hardy to Zone 8. There is no portion of Colorado in Zone 8.
Sugarcane is a tropical and subtropical plant. US production areas are limited to the Gulf Coast areas of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. There is also some production in Hawaii.
If you lived in Phoenix, you could grow sugarcane recreationally.
