Pampas Grass

Torenia

About Pampas Grass and Torenia

Pampas Grass

Torenia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbs

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

along watercourse, Moist Soils, shaded moist road banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1110-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7

12 - 3

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

H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

304.80 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm20.30 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

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Green

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

Narrow and lance shape

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

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, Keep the Soil well drained

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade, 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

20-20-20 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

fungus, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought, Shade areas

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

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

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

Not Available

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

cornea infecion, gonorrhoea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORTADERIA

TORENIA 'Dantorwhite'

7.2 Common Name

Pampas Grass

Bluewings, Torenia, White Moon Torenia, Wishbone Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pampas grass

Torenia

7.2.2 In German

Pampasgrass

Torenia

7.2.3 In French

herbe de la pampa

Torénia

7.2.4 In Spanish

cortaderas

Torenia

7.2.5 In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα

Torenia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de Pampas

Torenia

7.2.7 In Polish

Pampas trawy

Torenia

7.2.8 In Latin

Pampas herba

Torenia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Cortaderia

Torenia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Danthonieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

253

1 27800

Properties of Pampas Grass and Torenia

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

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Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Torenia

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

Pampas Grass and Torenia Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Torenia physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Torenia height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Torenia 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
Torenia flower color: White and Yellow
Torenia leaf color: Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Torenia

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