Stunning Plant for November Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass Displays Vogue Showy Plumes in Autumn Plants Borders
Grasses return to elegant planting schemes for autumn to winter interest. Cortaderia selloana, Pampas grass makes the grade as a stunning plant for November.
Buying Cortaderia selloana or Pampas Grass
Pampas grass is a perennial grass and considered vigorous. When buying Cortaderia selloana or Pampas grass from a gardening mail order catalogue, take care to consider the mature size of the grass. Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass) is expected to grow to a height of 10 foot or 3 metres and can spread to 8 foot or 2.5 metres when planted in an open location with plenty of sunshine. Depending on soil conditions and climate, the Pampas grass plumes can extend up to 2 foot or 60 cm long.
Combination plants for Cortaderia selloana, Pampas grass, could include Stipa gigantea. Pampas grass respond well to planting in the middle or back of a border for November interest. The silvery plumes can also lighten up a woodland planting scheme from October. Pampas grass will tolerate some shade from a canopy of trees.
Growing Cortaderia selloana or Pampas Grass
Height of mature Pampas grass may be one characteristic that is endearing to gardeners wishing to buy stunning plants for display in November and wanting to buy grasses to plant in garden borders. A well established Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass) planted in Edinburgh Scotland is shown in the photograph below.
In Edinburgh, a Scottish gardener has planted Cortaderia selloana or Pampas grass near to Scottish natural stone offering a contrast in colour, texture and height to the border, shown below in October. Natural stone also offers protection from wind and the Pampas grass is planted away from the possibility of a frost pocket.
In November, showy silvery white flower plumes will stand tall as feathers above the main body of the Pampas grass, a perennial grass. The plumes are considered to be very weather resistant so high winds, increased rain and likelihood of snow in November should not dampen the stunning display of Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass).
Looking After Cortaderia selloana or Pampas Grass
Before and after sending up the feathery plumes, Cortaderia selloana (Pampas grass) can be maintained in its clumps of blue-green arching leaves. Adult gardeners and younger gardeners should take care when looking after their first Pampas grass. These arching leaves are extremely sharp and will slice little fingers like paper cuts.
Cortaderia selloana will benefit from an annual tidy up of these sharp edged leaves in late winter into early spring. Gardeners can cut with their pruning shears while keeping a distance from the grass leaves.
Pampas grass had fallen seriously out of favour with gardeners and has recently returned as an favourite perennial and magnificent grass. Female and male flowers are produced on separate perennial plants. Buying Cortaderia selloana or Pampas Grass as specimen plants from a local garden centre, online gardening companies or a mail order plant catalogue, will bring some elegance and November interest as a perennial grass in a garden border.
Pampas Grass Stunning Autumn Plant in Edinburgh
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