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Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

  • Feeds pollinators
  • Edible
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

cream

What actually matters with this one

Wear thick gloves — the leaf edges cut like a blade. Invasive in coastal California and New Zealand.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Zones 7-11
Height
2-3 m
Flowers
Sep-Nov
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.