1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
South-Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lawn
Semi desert, Wet forest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
304.80 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 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, Needs good drainage
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
Justicia adhatoda
7.2 Common Name
Pampas Grass
Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka
7.2.1 In Hindi
Pampas grass
अडुळसा, अडुसा
7.2.2 In German
Pampasgrass
Indisches Lungenkraut
7.2.3 In French
herbe de la pampa
Justicia adhatoda
7.2.4 In Spanish
cortaderas
Justicia adhatoda
7.2.5 In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Justicia adhatoda
7.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Justicia adhatoda
7.2.7 In Polish
Pampas trawy
Justicia adhatoda
7.2.8 In Latin
Pampas herba
Justicia adhatoda
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Acanthoideae
8.10 Number of Species