Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Grass
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
-
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
5625
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains, Upland
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm304.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
CORTADERIA
Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
Pampas grass
In German
Beardlip Penstemon
Pampasgrass
In French
penstemon beardlip
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
cortaderas
In Greek
beardlip penstemon
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
grama de Pampas
In Polish
beardlip penstemon
Pampas trawy
In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Poales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Danthonieae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
4025
1
27800
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