Malabar nut

Pampas Grass

About Malabar nut and Pampas Grass

Malabar nut

Pampas Grass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

Type

Herbs, Perennial

Grass

Origin

South-Eastern Asia

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

Number of Varieties

2025

0 40000

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Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Lawn

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

11 - 7

Sunset Zone

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm304.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm182.88 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Dark Green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

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

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Birds, Rats, Snakes

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Itchiness, Skin cuts

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

CORTADERIA

Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Pampas Grass

In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

Pampas grass

In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Pampasgrass

In French

Justicia adhatoda

herbe de la pampa

In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

cortaderas

In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

γρασίδι Πάμπα

In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

grama de Pampas

In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Pampas trawy

In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Pampas herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Poales

Family

Acanthaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Justicia

Cortaderia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Justicieae

Danthonieae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Danthonioideae

Number of Species

65825

1 27800

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Properties of Malabar nut and Pampas Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Malabar nut and Pampas Grass? We provide you with everything About Malabar nut and Pampas Grass. Malabar nut doesn't have thorns and Pampas Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Malabar nut does not have fragrant flowers. Malabar nut has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Pampas Grass has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. 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 Malabar nut and Pampas Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Pampas Grass

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

Malabar nut and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Malabar nut and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Pampas Grass are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut 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 Malabar nut and Pampas Grass

Care of Malabar nut and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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 Malabar nut 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.