Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
South America, Argentina
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Perennial
Cortaderia selloana
Number of Varieties
3512
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
CORTADERIA jubata
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Purple Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
Purple pampas grass
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Lila Pampasgras
In French
Spring Starflower
Pourpre herbe de pampa
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
hierba púrpura pampas
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
grama roxa pampas
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Purpurowy trawa pampasów
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Purpura Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Poales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Gilliesieae
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
-
Number of Species
5025
1
27800
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