1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Not Available
1.4 Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
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
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
304.80 cm40.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
182.88 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Lavender
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
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
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
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Employed in herbal medicine
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
Plectranthus barbatus
7.2 Common Name
Pampas Grass
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Pampasgrass
Harfensträucher
7.2.3 In French
herbe de la pampa
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
7.2.4 In Spanish
cortaderas
Coleus forskohlii
7.2.5 In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Coleus Forskohlii
7.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
7.2.7 In Polish
Pampas trawy
Coleus Forskohlii
7.2.8 In Latin
Pampas herba
Coleus Forskohlii
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Danthonieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species