Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
251
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
7-1
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
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
-
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full 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
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Birds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
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
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Pampas grass
सनोबर
In German
Pampasgrass
Pitch pine
In French
herbe de la pampa
pitch pine
In Spanish
cortaderas
pino
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Pampas herba
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Pinophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Danthonieae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
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Number of Species
25115
1
27800
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