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Pampas Grass
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About Pampas Grass and Beardtongue

What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Flowering Plants

Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
South-Central United States

Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

25200
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7
12-1

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
No Available

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

304.80 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
-

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Rats, Snakes
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORTADERIA
PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Pampas Grass
Beardtongue

In Hindi

Pampas grass
Beardtongue

In German

Pampasgrass
Bartfaden

In French

herbe de la pampa
beardtongue

In Spanish

cortaderas
beardtongue

In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα
Beardtongue

In Portuguese

grama de Pampas
Beardtongue

In Polish

Pampas trawy
Beardtongue

In Latin

Pampas herba
ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Poales
Lamiales

Family

Poaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Cortaderia
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Danthonieae
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Subfamily

Danthonioideae
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Number of Species

25261
1 27800
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Properties of Pampas Grass and Beardtongue

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

Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Beardtongue

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

Pampas Grass and Beardtongue Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Beardtongue 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

  • Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple

  • Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Beardtongue

Care of Pampas Grass and Beardtongue 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 Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.