About Purple Pampas Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Grass

Origin

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

Types

Cortaderia selloana

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11 - 7

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

Itchiness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORTADERIA jubata

Common Name

Purple Pampas Grass

In Hindi

Purple pampas grass

In German

Lila Pampasgras

In French

Pourpre herbe de pampa

In Spanish

hierba púrpura pampas

In Greek

Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς

In Portuguese

grama roxa pampas

In Polish

Purpurowy trawa pampasów

In Latin

Purpura Pampas herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Cortaderia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Purple Pampas Grass

Want to know the properties of Purple Pampas Grass? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Purple Pampas Grass is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Itchiness. Purple Pampas Grass Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Purple Pampas Grass Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Purple Pampas Grass. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Purple Pampas Grass physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Purple

Leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Purple Pampas Grass

Taking Purple Pampas Grass Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Purple Pampas Grass include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Purple Pampas Grass

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Purple Pampas Grass is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Purple Pampas Grass is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 12 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cortaderia selloana. This plant's habitat is coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas and waterways and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.