Polka Dot Plant

Pampas Grass

About Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass

Polka Dot Plant

Pampas Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

1.4 Types

Not Available

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Lawn

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-157-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

11 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm304.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Reduce watering in winter

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Rats, Snakes

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

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

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYPOESTES phyllostachya

CORTADERIA

7.2 Common Name

Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant

Pampas Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Polka dot plant

Pampas grass

7.2.2 In German

Tupfen-Anlage

Pampasgrass

7.2.3 In French

Polka dot usine de

herbe de la pampa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lunares

cortaderas

7.2.5 In Greek

Φυτό πουά

γρασίδι Πάμπα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta bolinhas

grama de Pampas

7.2.7 In Polish

Grochy roślin

Pampas trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Facies dot herba

Pampas herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hypoestes

Cortaderia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Ruellieae

Danthonieae

8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA25

1 27800

Properties of Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass

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

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Season and Care of Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass

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

Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Polka Dot Plant height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass are as follows:

Polka Dot Plant flower color: Lavender
Polka Dot Plant leaf color: White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink and Rose
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

Care of Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass

Care of Polka Dot Plant and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Polka Dot Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pampas Grass pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Polka Dot Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.