Features:
Common name: Pink Pampas Grass
Family: Poaceae
Origin: South America
Height at maturity: 2.5 to 3 meters
Hardiness: -20°C
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: flowering grass
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: from September to frost
Flower color: pink
Soil type: rich
Watering: normal, without excess
Use: isolated, massive
Diseases and pests: disease resistant
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
This perennial grass, cortaderia selloana pink, is grown for its ornamental qualities. The plant forms a compact clump spreading over about 3 meters.
These leaves are arching evergreen 2 to 3 meters long, medium green, glaucous.
In September and until frost, silky pink feathers appear on upright stems, in pyramidal panicles 45 to 90cm long.
Rapidly growing, this plant reveals its splendor at the edge of a water plant or isolated on a lawn but also in the background of a massif for example. The plant is resistant to temporary drought, wind and temperatures of -20°C. All soil types are suitable for Pampas grass, but it prefers well-drained soil. In addition, it is very resistant to all diseases and parasites.
