Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Australia
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
254
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
12-9
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light 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
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
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
Needs very little water
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Frogs
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used like flour, Used to make dough
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
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Pampas Grass
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Water Clover
In German
Pampasgrass
Wasser Klee
In French
herbe de la pampa
Eau Clover
In Spanish
cortaderas
Agua trébol
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Clover água
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Woda Clover
In Latin
Pampas herba
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Pteridophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Poales
Hydropteridales
Family
Poaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Danthonieae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
254
1
27800
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