Plant name: Cortaderia selloana ' Pink feather'
Other names: Pampas grass 'Pink feather'
Category: Evergreen perennial
Plant family: Poaceae (grass)
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Loam, chalk, clay, sand; acid, neutral, alkaline ; well-drained
Flowering/fruiting month: June-August
Size:
- 1.5-2.5 metres height
- 1-1.5 meters spread
Description: 'Pink Feather' is a densely tufted, clump-forming, perennial grass, up to 2.5 m high and 1.5 m wide, with evergreen, arching, sharply toothed, blue-green leaves, and plume-like panicles of glistening pink spike-lets, in late summer or early autumn
Care: In late winter cut back spent flower stems and dead foliage at the base. Provide winter protection in first year. Plant wisely as established clumps are difficult to move or remove.
Current appearance: