Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
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Number of Varieties
251
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Open Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-117-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-3
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
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Red, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Lobed
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
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, 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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
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, Alkaline
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Birds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Economic Purpose, Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
QUERCUS suber
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Cork Oak
In Hindi
Pampas grass
कॉर्क ओक
In German
Pampasgrass
Kork Eiche
In French
herbe de la pampa
Cork Oak
In Spanish
cortaderas
alcornoque
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Cork Oak
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
sobreiro
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Cork Oak
In Latin
Pampas herba
sUBER
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fagales
Family
Poaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Danthonieae
Mirini
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
2520
1
27800
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