1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lawn
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Light Green, Silver, Gray
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Needle like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
1.1 Fragrance
1.1.1 Fragrant Flower
1.3.1 Fragrant Fruit
1.5.2 Fragrant Leaf
1.5.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
1.6 Showy Foliage
1.8 Showy Bark
1.10 Foliage Texture
1.13 Foliage Sheen
1.15 Evergreen
1.17 Invasive
1.18 Self-Sowing
1.19 Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Not Available
1.20 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Not Available
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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2.1.3 Edible Uses
Insignificant
Not Available
2.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
2.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Employed in herbal medicine
2.3 Used As Indoor Plant
2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
3.2 Common Name
Pampas Grass
Air Plant, Airplant
3.2.1 In Hindi
3.2.2 In German
3.2.3 In French
herbe de la pampa
Plante air
3.2.4 In Spanish
cortaderas
Planta de Aire
3.2.5 In Greek
3.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Air planta
3.2.7 In Polish
3.2.8 In Latin
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
4.3 Class
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
4.8 Tribe
Danthonieae
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Tillandsioideae.
4.10 Number of Species