Pampas Grass

Amur Silvergrass

About Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass

Pampas Grass

Amur Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

Africa, Southern Asia

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

Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7

9 - 1

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

304.80 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm90.00 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

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan

Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze

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

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

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

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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

Not Available

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Birds, Rats, Snakes

Not Available

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

0.1 Plant Benefits

1.0.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

1.1.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

1.1.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

Used as Ornamental plant

1.2 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

1.3 Used As Outdoor Plant

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1.4 Garden Design

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

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

2 Scientific Name

2.1 Botanical Name

CORTADERIA

MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus

2.2 Common Name

Pampas Grass

Amur Silvergrass

2.2.1 In Hindi

Pampas grass

Amur Silvergrass

2.2.2 In German

Pampasgrass

Amur Schilf

2.2.3 In French

herbe de la pampa

Amur silvergrass

2.2.4 In Spanish

cortaderas

Amur silvergrass

2.2.5 In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα

Amur Silvergrass

2.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de Pampas

Amur Silvergrass

2.2.7 In Polish

Pampas trawy

Amur Silvergrass

2.2.8 In Latin

Pampas herba

Amur Silvergrass

3 Classification

3.1 Kingdom

Plantae

3.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

3.3 Class

Liliopsida

3.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

3.5 Family

Poaceae

3.6 Genus

Cortaderia

Miscanthus

3.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

3.8 Tribe

Danthonieae

Not Available

3.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Panicoideae

3.10 Number of Species

25NA

1 27800

Properties of Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass

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

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Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass

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

Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Amur Silvergrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass 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
Amur Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Amur Silvergrass leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass

Care of Pampas Grass and Amur Silvergrass 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 Amur Silvergrass pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Amur Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.