Pampas Grass
(Cortaderia selloana)
- Type: Semi-evergreen
- Light: Sun
- Height: 8-10'
- Spread: 6-8'
- Flower: White
- Bloom: Summer
- Fruit: Seed head
- Fruit Time: Late Summer
Pampas grass, is native to Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Its common name is in obvious reference to the Argentine grasslands (the pampas) where it grows. It was planted around the world in Victorian times, and today is considered to be one of the most popular of the ornamental grasses. This is a tough, large grass that forms dense, substantial clumps (tussocks) featuring arching, serrulate, narrow green leaves that are topped in fall by huge, feathery, silvery white plumes.