Scientific Name:
Cortaderia selloana
Pronunciation:
kore-tuh-DEER-ee-uh sell-oh-AY-nuh
Common Name:
pampas grass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Leaves arching, serrulate, long and narrow (some over 2m by <1cm wide); spikelets in feathery, silvery panicles (also pinkish cvs.) up to 20cm long, high above foliage.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include C. 'Pumila' (dwarf).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Rugose
Colour in Fall:
Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
About half individuals will have perfect flowers and the other half pistilate flowers
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
White, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fleshy monocot roots
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (GRBW) GRass Bed West
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used