Pampas Grass

Dutch Iris

About Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris

Pampas Grass

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

Hybrid origin

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

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7

9-5

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

304.80 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm12.70 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

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

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

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Plants

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

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

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

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORTADERIA

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Pampas Grass

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pampas grass

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Pampasgrass

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

herbe de la pampa

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

cortaderas

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de Pampas

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Pampas trawy

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Pampas herba

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cortaderia

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Danthonieae

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

25300

1 27800

Properties of Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris

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

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Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris

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

Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris 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
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris

Care of Pampas Grass and Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.