Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus
Number of Varieties
2510
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Grassland, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-1
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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 cm20.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm30.00 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, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
EUSTOMA grandiflorum
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Lisianthus
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Lisianthus
In German
Pampasgrass
Lisianthus
In French
herbe de la pampa
Lisianthus
In Spanish
cortaderas
Lisianthus
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Lisianthus
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Lisianthus
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Eustoma
In Latin
Pampas herba
Lisianthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Gentianales
Family
Poaceae
Gentianaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Eustoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
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Number of Species
253
1
27800
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