Pampas Grass

African Oil Palm

About Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm

Pampas Grass

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lawn

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7

12-10

1.8 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

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

304.80 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Long Linear

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Rats, Snakes

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORTADERIA

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Pampas Grass

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pampas grass

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Pampasgrass

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

herbe de la pampa

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

cortaderas

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de Pampas

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Pampas trawy

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Pampas herba

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Cortaderia

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Danthonieae

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

25NA

1 27800

Properties of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm? We provide you with everything About Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm. Pampas Grass doesn't have thorns and African Oil Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Pampas Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Pampas Grass has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin cuts and African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin cuts. 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 Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm

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

Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm are as follows:

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
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm

Care of Pampas Grass and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pampas Grass pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.