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Pampas Grass
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About Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket

What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Biennial

Type

Grass
Herbs

Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

254
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-114-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7
9 - 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
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

304.80 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm60.00 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, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

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, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Rats, Snakes
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts
Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORTADERIA
HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Pampas Grass
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Pampas grass
डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Pampasgrass
Rockets Freifrau

In French

herbe de la pampa
Rocket Dame

In Spanish

cortaderas
Rocket Dame

In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα
Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

grama de Pampas
Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Pampas trawy
Rocket Dame

In Latin

Pampas herba
Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Brassicales

Family

Poaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Cortaderia
Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Danthonieae
Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Danthonioideae
Cactoideae

Number of Species

2550
1 27800
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Properties of Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket

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

Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket

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

Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket 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

  • Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender

  • Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket

Care of Pampas Grass and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.