Cortaderia selloana - Pampas grass - pot 9x9 cm
Dutch name: Pampas grass, Pampas grass
€1.36 per unit (incl. vat)
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Product information "Cortaderia selloana - Pampas grass - pot 9x9 cm"
- Pot size: 9x9 cm
- Beautiful flower panicles
- Flowering period: August, September, October
- Wintergreen
- Winter hardy
The Cortaderia selloana can be recognized by its beautiful, large and silky plumes in shades of white and silver! This ornamental grass looks great as an eye-catcher in your garden. The leaves are fine and narrow.
This type of pampas grass has the largest plumes and is therefore loved by many gardeners. Its decorative flowers can also be placed in a vase in your interior. Moreover, it is an easy plant that does not suffer from diseases or pests, and can withstand drought, sea wind or air pollution well. Still looking for a beautiful grass to adorn your border? Then this is the ideal candidate!
Plant characteristics:
- Flower color:
- female plants: silky, creamy white to silver gray, elongated flower panicles
- male plants: grayish-white, less decorative - Flowering period: August, September, October
- Hardy: fair (protect young plants with a good mulch layer)
- Evergreen: yes, but not in severe winters
- Leaf color: medium green
- Leaf shape: narrow, drooping, rough to the touch leaves
- Height: 2-3 m (when mature after 5 to 10 years)
- Plant shape: upright & drooping, clump forming habit
- Diseases: good disease resistance
- Family: Poaceae
- Common name: Pampas grass, Pampas grass
Soil & location:
- Position: full sun, light shade, best southern or eastern orientation
- Soil: all soils are suitable (acidic, neutral, calcareous, permeable, fertile soil)
- Application: can be in all kinds of gardens, also suitable at the coast because good sea wind tolerant
Planting density:
- Number per m²: 1 to 3 pieces
Maintenance:
- Pruning: in late winter or early spring. Remove old, dead leaves & stems or cut back to 30 cm
More information about our ornamental grasses? Then be sure to read our blogs "Top 10 ornamental grasses, part 1: medium-sized grasses" and "Top 10 ornamental grasses, part 2: tall grasses"!
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Border planting |
|---|---|
| Average number per m²: | 2 |
| Bloom Month: | August, September, October, November |
| Bloom color: | Cream, White |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Pampagras, Pampasgras |
| English plant name: | Pampas Grass, Pampas-grass |
| Flower color - details: | Creamy white |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Reasonable (b) (-15 tillt -12°c), usda zone 7b |
| Frost resistance: | Good winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 150-250 cm |
| German plant name: | Amerikanisches Pampasgras, Pampasgras, Silber-Pampasgras |
| Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
| Growth habit - details: | Upright with tightly hanging branches |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Humidity/Soil - details: | Especially in winter not too wet |
| Latin plant family: | Poaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Blue, Green, Evergreen |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Bluegreen, sharpe border |
| Location: | Halfshadow, Full sun |
| Location - details: | Sun till half-shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 150 |
| Plant characteristic: | Cut flower/shrub, Sea wind proof |
| Plant family: | Grass family |
| Planting distance: | 1-3 pieces per m² (60-100 cm apart) |
| Pruning period: | March |
| Synonym / Trade name: | Cortaderia argentea, Gynerium argenteum |
| Winter foliage: | Leaf-holding |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 250 |
| type of crop: | Ornamental grass |
| type of soil: | Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic), Sand soil |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Well-drained soil |
| Package dimensions: | 10L x 11W x 24.25H cm |
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