Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Asia
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
determinate, indeterminate
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
525
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Floodplain, gardens
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm304.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cordate
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Reduce water once established, Water frequently while growing
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
Mouth itching, Swelling in mouth
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Beans, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Edible seed
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum var macrocarpon
CORTADERIA
Common Name
magnetout
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Snow Pea
Pampas grass
In German
Kefe
Pampasgrass
In French
Snow Pea
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
tirabeque, bisalto
cortaderas
In Greek
Μπιζέλια
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
ervilhas
grama de Pampas
In Polish
groszek cukrowy
Pampas trawy
In Latin
pīsa
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Vascular plant
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pisum
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Danthonieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
2525
1
27800
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