Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Western United States, California
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
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Number of Varieties
2525
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-10
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Gold, Sienna, Rose
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
occasional watering once established
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Used in parkland, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Seedpod, Seeds
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Added to salads, Used as Ornamental plant, Used to weave baskets
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
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
CERCIS occidentalis
Common Name
Pampas Grass
California Redbud, Western Redbud
In Hindi
Pampas grass
Western Redbud
In German
Pampasgrass
West Redbud
In French
herbe de la pampa
Redbud Western
In Spanish
cortaderas
Redbud Occidental
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Δυτική κουτσουπιά
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
Redbud ocidental
In Polish
Pampas trawy
Zachodnia Redbud
In Latin
Pampas herba
Western Cercis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Cercis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Danthonieae
Cercideae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
2525
1
27800
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