Cortaderia argentea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cortaderia argentea, Stapf (Gynerium argenteum, Nees). PamPas-grass. Culms numerous, in large thick tussocks, 3-6 ft. high, excluding the panicle: lvs. mostly basal, the upper sheaths gradually elongated; blades firm, long and slender, very scabrous on the margins, ⅛-¼ in. wide, tapering to a slender point: panicle large, compact, 1-3 ft., silvery white or in cult, varieties tinged with purple, dioecious; spikelets 2-3-fld., the pistillate silky with long hairs, the staminate naked; glumes white and papery, long and slender; lemmas bearing a long slender awn. A.G. 14:323. G. 1:412. G.C. III. 40:295; 43:195. Gn. 62, p. 346; 66. p. 375. G.W. 3:415. Gn.W. 5:85; 23:20. J.H. III. 35:483; 49:27. R.H. 1862, p. 150. V. 3:369, 391. S. Brazil and Argentina. C. Lambleyi foliis variegatis, Hort., G.C. III. 25:335, appears to be a form of C. argentea. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

1. REDIRECT Pampas Grass