Bay Laurel

Pampas Grass

About Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass

Bay Laurel

Pampas Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

1.4 Types

California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside

Lawn

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-117-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

11 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm304.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Dark Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Birds, Rats, Snakes

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Itchiness, Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-allergy, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Headache, Muscle Pain, Pain killer

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LAURUS nobilis

CORTADERIA

7.2 Common Name

Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay

Pampas Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

bay laurel

Pampas grass

7.2.2 In German

Lorbeer

Pampasgrass

7.2.3 In French

laurier

herbe de la pampa

7.2.4 In Spanish

laurel

cortaderas

7.2.5 In Greek

δάφνη

γρασίδι Πάμπα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

louro

grama de Pampas

7.2.7 In Polish

wawrzynu

Pampas trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

sinus laurus

Pampas herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Poales

8.5 Family

Lauraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Laurus

Cortaderia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Danthonieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

325

1 27800

Properties of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass? We provide you with everything About Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass. Bay Laurel doesn't have thorns and Pampas Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Bay Laurel does not have fragrant flowers. Bay Laurel has allergic reactions like Asthma and Pampas Grass has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass

Season and care of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bay Laurel season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Pampas Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bay Laurel is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Pampas Grass is Loam while the PH of soil for Bay Laurel is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Pampas Grass is Acidic, Neutral.

Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Bay Laurel height is 150.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass are as follows:

Bay Laurel flower color: Yellow green
Bay Laurel leaf color: Dark Green
Pampas Grass flower color: Pink, Violet and White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Pampas Grass leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass

Care of Bay Laurel and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bay Laurel pruning is done Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Pampas Grass pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Bay Laurel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.