Purple pampas grass is a tall and graceful perennial that adds dramatic beauty and privacy to your garden landscape. Despite its name, it’s not precisely purple because it is also known as pink pampas grass, and its color can vary.
• It can grow up to 22 ft. tall, one of the tallest varieties you can get of pampas grass.• Its purplish and pinkish flower plumes make this grass stand out.• The purple flower plumes turn to a white and ivory color when the plant matures.
Purple pampas grass is very imposing with its tall fronts, and soft tops wave in the breeze making the view look adorable. If you have a large area planting purple grass as a divider or privacy hedge is a good idea.
Growing Purple Pampas Grass As The Landscape In Your Zone
If you live in a zone where this plant is Hardy – USDA growing zones 6 and above, beware. This plant not only spreads by the root systems getting larger but also propagates by seed.
It also requires a decent amount of moisture but can be drought tolerant. It’s also tolerant of salt, meaning it can flourish in coastal areas and by roadsides, we are many others all sensitive grass cannot survive.
You can plant pampas grass directly in the ground or containers; whatever area you choose, you must plant it away from any areas where children or pets access unsupervised. This is because pampas grass has sharp edges that can cut skin.
Purple pampas grass helps you to break away from the ordinary green color. While the stems remain green, the plumes for pampas grass colors can range from silver to White to sand pink to purple etc. Purple pampas grass is one of the favorite commonly grown colored grass. Why not try it out?