Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Number of Varieties
2530
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-111-4
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
5-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, 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
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
No pruning needed in the early stages, 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
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Cold climate, 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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Aphids, Birds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
LARIX laricina
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Tamarack
In Hindi
Pampas grass
टैमेरैक
In German
Pampasgrass
tamarack
In French
herbe de la pampa
tamarack
In Spanish
cortaderas
tamarack
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Tamarack
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Tamarack
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Tamarack
In Latin
Pampas herba
Tamarack
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Larix
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Danthonieae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
2535
1
27800
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