Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Cryptanthus Bromeliads
Number of Varieties
2525
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Rainforest, Shaded sites, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
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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
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
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Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
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 water excessively, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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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
Pests and diseases free, 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
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Ladybug beetles, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
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Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
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
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Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
CRYPTANTHUS 'Ocean Mist'
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In German
Pampasgrass
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In French
herbe de la pampa
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In Spanish
cortaderas
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Hybrid Cryptanthus
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Skrytokwiat
In Latin
Pampas herba
Hybrid Cryptanthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Cryptanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
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Number of Species
251200
1
27800
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