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Pampas Grass
Pampas Grass

Tree Echium
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About Pampas Grass and Tree Echium

What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Biennial

Type

Grass
Tree

Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Canary Islands

Types

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

2510
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-118-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7
9 - 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
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

304.80 cm240.00 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
Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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
Medium

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
Red blotch

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Rats, Snakes
-

Allergy

Itchiness, Skin cuts
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant
Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORTADERIA
ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Pampas Grass
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Pampas grass
Tree Echium

In German

Pampasgrass
Baum Aciam

In French

herbe de la pampa
Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

cortaderas
árbol Aciam

In Greek

γρασίδι Πάμπα
δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

grama de Pampas
árvore Aciam

In Polish

Pampas trawy
drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Pampas herba
lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Lamiales

Family

Poaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Cortaderia
Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Danthonieae
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Subfamily

Danthonioideae
-

Number of Species

2560
1 27800
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Properties of Pampas Grass and Tree Echium

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

Season and Care of Pampas Grass and Tree Echium

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

Pampas Grass and Tree Echium Physical Information

Pampas Grass and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Pampas Grass and Tree Echium 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

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Pampas Grass and Tree Echium

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