Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Sedge or Rush
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Types
Cortaderia selloana
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus
Number of Varieties
125
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Habitat
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
9-6
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
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
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Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens