Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
25
Rank: 90 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 7
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
304.80 cm
Rank: 71 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
182.88 cm
Rank: 69 (Overall)
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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
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Flowers
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
Common Name
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Pampas grass
In German
Pampasgrass
In French
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
cortaderas
In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
grama de Pampas
In Polish
Pampas trawy
In Latin
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Danthonieae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
25
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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