Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
New Zealand
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
-
Cortaderia selloana
Number of Varieties
312
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Blue
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
-
Allergy
Asthma
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
CORTADERIA jubata
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
Purple Pampas Grass
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
Purple pampas grass
In German
Cabbage tree
Lila Pampasgras
In French
arbre de chou
Pourpre herbe de pampa
In Spanish
árbol de la col
hierba púrpura pampas
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
grama roxa pampas
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
Purpurowy trawa pampasów
In Latin
brassica ligno
Purpura Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Poales
Family
Asparagaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
-
Number of Species
425
1
27800
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