Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Mexico
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
lucky clover is a type of clover
Number of Varieties
250
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
9-5
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm15.20 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, Magenta, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
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
Water every two or three days during warmer months
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
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, Partial shade
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
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Bees
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Prevent weeds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
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Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
OXALIS tetraphylla
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Lucky Clover
In German
Pampasgrass
Glücksklee
In French
herbe de la pampa
trèfle porte-bonheur
In Spanish
cortaderas
trébol de la suerte
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
τυχερό τριφύλλι
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
trevo da sorte
In Polish
Pampas trawy
lucky koniczyny
In Latin
Pampas herba
felix Trifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Trifolium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Danthonieae
Trifolieae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
25300
1
27800
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