Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
China, Japan, Korea
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Number of Varieties
257
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-117-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-1
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
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Blue Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Black
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Black
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Root Division
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
Regular watering during dry periods
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Black Mondo Grass
In German
Pampasgrass
Mondo Gras Busch
In French
herbe de la pampa
Black Mondo Grass
In Spanish
cortaderas
entre el césped
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Black Mondo Grass
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Black Mondo Grass
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Black Mondo Grass
In Latin
Pampas herba
Black Mondo Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Embryophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Ophiopogon
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
2550
1
27800
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