Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Grass
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
80025
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm304.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Dry
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
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
Fertilizers
-
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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, Flies
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
CORTADERIA
Common Name
Acacia
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Acacia
Pampas grass
In German
Acacia
Pampasgrass
In French
Acacia
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
Acacia
cortaderas
In Greek
Acacia
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
Acacia
grama de Pampas
In Polish
Acacia
Pampas trawy
In Latin
Acacia
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acacia
Cortaderia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Acacieae
Danthonieae
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
135025
1
27800
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