Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
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Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Angel's Trumpet
Number of Varieties
257
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-7
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
H1, H2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm120.00 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, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Cutting
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
Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Needs a lot of water initially, Needs good drainage
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Confusion, Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antiasthamatic, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Dermatitis
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
BRUGMANSIA 'Frosty Pink'
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Angel's Trumpet
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Brugmansia
In German
Pampasgrass
Brugmansia
In French
herbe de la pampa
Brugmansia
In Spanish
cortaderas
Brugmansia
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Brugmansia
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Brugmansia
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Brugmansia
In Latin
Pampas herba
Brugmansia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Solanales
Family
Poaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Brugmansia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Danthonieae
Datureae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Solanoideae
Number of Species
257
1
27800
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