Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Mexico, Central America
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Number of Varieties
25-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-119-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-8
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Shade areas, Shallow soil
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Butterflies, Mice
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Food for animals, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bulbs, Root
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Mexican Yam bean
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Pachyrhizus erosus
In German
Pampasgrass
Yambohne
In French
herbe de la pampa
Kłębian kątowaty
In Spanish
cortaderas
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Pachyrhizus erosus
In Latin
Pampas herba
Pachyrhizus erosus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Pachyrhizus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
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Number of Species
25100
1
27800
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