Pumila uruguayan pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 5
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pumila' uruguayan pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila') is a grass for borders, cut flowers, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet soil of most types. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and forms an arching, evergreen clump. Creamy white plumes appear in summer and last into winter, and birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Rose of sharon, and Virginia spiderwort.
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