Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
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Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
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Number of Varieties
25-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
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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
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Needle like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
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
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
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Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Pampas Grass
candelabro
In Hindi
Pampas grass
candelabro
In German
Pampasgrass
candelabro
In French
herbe de la pampa
candelabro
In Spanish
cortaderas
candelabro
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
candelabro
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
candelabro
In Polish
Pampas trawy
candelabro
In Latin
Pampas herba
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
25-
1
27800
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