Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Egypt
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
2510
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Cold 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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm7.60 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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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
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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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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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
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, Needs Very high moisture
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, 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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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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Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Lettuce
In Hindi
Pampas grass
सलाद
In German
Pampasgrass
Salat
In French
herbe de la pampa
Salade
In Spanish
cortaderas
Lechuga
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Alface
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Sałata
In Latin
Pampas herba
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Asterales
Family
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Danthonieae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
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Number of Species
25100
1
27800
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