Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 8-12 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect cream, silver and pink blooms in winter and summer. It stands up well to black walnut, deer and drought.

USDA zones

8-10

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

8-12 ft × 4-6 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet, Very-dry

Foliage

Yellow, Green

Bloom color

Cream, Silver, Pink, Variegated, White

Bloom season

Winter, Summer

Tough against

Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Pollution, Salt

Watch out for

Weedy

Native to

Temperate South America