1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.5 Habitat
Lawn
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains
2.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.7 AHS Heat Zone
2.8 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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
304.80 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
182.88 cm12.70 cm
0.1
6350
5.4 Plant Color
5.4.1 Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
5.5.3 Flower Color Modifier
5.5.5 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
5.5.7 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
5.6.1 Leaf Color in Summer
5.6.2 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Not Available
5.6.5 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Light Green
5.8 Shape
5.8.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Sword-like
5.11 Thorns
6 Season
6.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
7.1 Growing Conditions
7.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.2.2 Growth Rate
7.2.4 Type of Soil
7.3.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
7.3.4 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
7.4.2 Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
7.4.4 Repeat Bloomer
7.5 Tolerances
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
8.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Root Plants
8.5 Plant Maintenance
8.7 Watering Plants
8.7.1 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
8.8.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.9.1 In Spring
8.10.1 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.13 Soil
8.13.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
8.14.1 Soil Type
9.1.2 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
9.2 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.3 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
9.4 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
9.5 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
9.7 Plant Tolerance
10 Facts
10.1 Flowers
10.1.2 Flower Petal Number
10.3 Fruits
10.3.1 Showy Fruit
10.4.1 Edible Fruit
11.2 Fragrance
11.2.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.1 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
12.2 Evergreen
12.4 Invasive
12.6 Self-Sowing
12.8 Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
12.9 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
13.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.3.1 Edible Uses
13.4.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
13.5 Plant Benefits
13.5.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
13.6.1 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Root
13.7.1 Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Basketary, Used for fragrance
13.8 Used As Indoor Plant
13.9 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.10 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
14.2 Common Name
Pampas Grass
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
herbe de la pampa
Dutch Iris
14.2.4 In Spanish
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Dutch Iris
14.2.7 In Polish
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Iridoideae
15.10 Number of Species