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About Pampas Grass and Sotol

What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Shrub

Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

25-
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn
Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1112-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7
12-10

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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

304.80 cm270.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges
Rosette

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
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
Needs very little water

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
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 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
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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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Rats, Snakes
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

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
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORTADERIA
DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Pampas Grass
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

Pampas grass
sotol

In German

Pampasgrass
Dasylirion texanum

In French

herbe de la pampa
sotol

In Spanish

cortaderas
sotol

In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα
sotol

In Portuguese

grama de Pampas
sotol

In Polish

Pampas trawy
sotol

In Latin

Pampas herba
sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Poales
Liliales

Family

Poaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Cortaderia
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Monocots

Tribe

Danthonieae
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Subfamily

Danthonioideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

25300
1 27800
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Properties of Pampas Grass and Sotol

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

Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Sotol

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

Pampas Grass and Sotol Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Sotol physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Sotol 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

  • Sotol flower color: Yellow

  • Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Sotol

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