Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Eastern Asia, China
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Babylon
Number of Varieties
253
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
10-9
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
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
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Corkscrew Willow
In Hindi
Pampas grass
पेंचकश विलो
In German
Pampasgrass
Korkenzieher-Weide
In French
herbe de la pampa
Tire-bouchon Willow
In Spanish
cortaderas
Tire-bouchon Willow
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
τιρμπουσόν Willow
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
corkscrew salgueiro
In Polish
Pampas trawy
korkociąg Willow
In Latin
Pampas herba
corkscrew Willow
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Malpighiales
Family
Poaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Danthonieae
Saliceae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Salicoideae
Number of Species
2535
1
27800
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