Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Australia
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Number of Varieties
254
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
gardens, Mountain tops, Open Forest, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-3
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
H1, H2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm760.00 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, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
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, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Pollution and Soil Compaction, Salt
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
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
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
EUCALYPTUS sideroxylon
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Ironbark
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Ironbark
In German
Pampasgrass
Ironbark
In French
herbe de la pampa
Ironbark
In Spanish
cortaderas
Ironbark
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Ironbark
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Ironbark
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Ironbark
In Latin
Pampas herba
Ironbark
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Danthonieae
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
25700
1
27800
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