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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patienceCORTADERIA selloana
Commonly known as Pampas grass, Tussock grass
(argentea) - tall growing, white flower spikes. This variety will grow virtually anywhere but is most vigorous in or beside a bog
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Evergreen - arching, glaucous, mid-green leaves to 2.5m (8ft) long.
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Height - 2.5m (8ft) with stems to 3m (10ft) or more. -
Spread - 1.5m (5ft) or more.
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Ornamental grasses - densely-tufted, clump- forming perennial. Spikelets in pyramidal or oblong panicles 45-90cm (18-36in) long on erect stems. Often pink- or purple-flushed.
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Tall Shrub
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
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Additional Features - Architectural interest -
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Good to know - CAUTION - sharp leaf edges. Wildlife plant. Much loved by sparrows for nest lining. -
Pests & Diseases - none. -
Place of origin - temperate South America -
Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Soil Conditions - Tolerates all -
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Cortaderia - Growing Guide
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2.5m (8ft) with stems to 3m (10ft) or more.
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Buy Varieties of CORTADERIA selloana
CORTADERIA selloana 'Gold Band' >
Commonly known as: Pampas grass, Tussock grass.
(AM form) yellow variegated leaves
CORTADERIA selloana 'Rendatleri' >
Commonly known as: Pampas grass, Tussock grass.
Tall growing, pink flowers
CORTADERIA selloana 'Sunningdale Silver' >
Commonly known as: Pampas grass, Tussock grass.
Tall growing silvery foliage, large white flower
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