Lebombo Cycad

Pampas Grass

About Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass

Lebombo Cycad

Pampas Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Grass

1.3 Origin

South Africa

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

1.4 Types

Not available

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Upland savannas

Lawn

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-137-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

11 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm304.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

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

Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, 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

Long linear and narrow

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

Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Summer, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Light Frost

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Light Frost

Drought, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Not Available, pollinators

Birds, Rats, Snakes

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Pine

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine

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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Encephalartos lebomboensis

CORTADERIA

7.2 Common Name

Lebombo Cycad

Pampas Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lebombo Cycad

Pampas grass

7.2.2 In German

Lebombo Palmfarn

Pampasgrass

7.2.3 In French

Lebombo Cycad

herbe de la pampa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lebombo cícadas

cortaderas

7.2.5 In Greek

Lebombo Cycad

γρασίδι Πάμπα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lebombo Cycad

grama de Pampas

7.2.7 In Polish

Lebombo Cycad

Pampas trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Lebombo Cycad

Pampas herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Cycadophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Cycadopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cycadales

Poales

8.5 Family

Cycadaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Encephalartos

Cortaderia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Danthonieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

6625

1 27800

Properties of Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass? We provide you with everything About Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass. Lebombo Cycad has thorns and Pampas Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Lebombo Cycad does not have fragrant flowers. Lebombo Cycad has allergic reactions like Not Available and Pampas Grass has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass

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

Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Lebombo Cycad height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass are as follows:

Lebombo Cycad flower color: Not Available
Lebombo Cycad leaf color: Green and 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 Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass

Care of Lebombo Cycad and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lebombo Cycad pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves 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 Lebombo Cycad 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.