Cortaderia selloana seed
LATIN NAME: Cortaderia selloana
COMMON NAME: Pampas Grass
Pampas grass is the fine, bold, silver-plumed grass of the warm plains and the coasts, and its great, tall, feathery, silver-white plumes have made it one of the most planted of the ornamental grasses for a very long time. The great, dense clump of the long, arching, razor-edged leaves rises through the warm season, and the tall, feathery, silver-white plumes open above the clump in the late summer and the autumn, giving a bold, dramatic show. The grass is a fine, easy, long-lived plant of the sunny, well-drained ground, though it spreads freely in the mild regions and is best kept to its own corner. It is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Pampas grass has a steady and growing place in the plant science, and the grass has been studied for its great, feathery plumes and its place among the most planted of the ornamental grasses. The tall, arching leaves and the way the great clump rises through the warm season have been looked at closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the ornamental grasses and the coastal plantings of the warm regions. The silver-white plumes have also made it a fine garden grass, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the plumed grasses and the landscape plants of the mild regions.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Pampas grass is grown for the great, tall, feathery, silver-white plumes. The bold plumes are one of the finest sights of the late-summer garden, and they are a fine, dramatic addition to the sunny border, the dry bank and the coastal garden. The great clumps hold the sandy ground well, and the plumes have long been gathered and dried for the house and the craft work. The grass spreads freely in the mild, open regions, so it is best kept to its own corner in the garden. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for its bold, feathery plumes, and it is a fine, easy grass of the sunny, well-drained garden.
Pampas grass is one of the most planted of the ornamental grasses, and the great, tall, feathery, silver-white plumes are one of the boldest sights of the late-summer garden. The great clumps hold the sandy ground well, and the plumes have long been gathered and dried for the house and the craft work.
In the right spot the pampas grass is a fine, dependable, long-lived grass, and it asks for very little beyond the sun and the well-drained ground. The great, tall, feathery, silver-white plumes keep their bold, dramatic look through the late summer and the autumn.
To grow the pampas grass from seed, sprinkle the fine seeds over the moist trays of free-draining soil and leave them uncovered, keep them in a bright, open spot and water gently. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the well-drained ground, the great, feathery, silver-white plumes will be there in a few seasons.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cortaderia Selloana
PLANT SEEDS: When soil temp warms to 70F
BLOOM TIME: Late Summer
HARDINESS ZONE: 7 – 10
PLANT HEIGHT: 96 – 144″
PLANT SPACING: 24 – 36”
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun – Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average – Dry
OTHER: Pampas Grass is very fast growing. This makes it an excellent choice for a privacy screen, wind break, or sound barrier. Plant them around something not so beautiful like an air conditioning unit or a propane tank and enhance your view! Pampas Grass requires no maintenance and is excellent in cut or dried arrangements.