Cortaderia selloana ‘Silver Comet’
Silver Comet grass
Smaller, sterile form of pampas grass delivers showy plumes of flowers from a clump of fine, luminous variegated leaves. Tough, pretty, easy, and non-invasive.
 Altura | 4–6 pies |
|---|---|
 Ancho | 4–6 pies |
 Tolera | Costa, Veranos frescos, Neblina, Macetas, Descuido, Viento |
 Riego | Bajo |
Adapts effortlessly to the winter rains of California, being one of the easiest and most durable plants we can grow. Water this plant infrequently, when the top two inches or so of soil feel dry. Usually this will mean every week or two in dry weather. If you establish this pattern over several years, then you can cut back to watering every four to six weeks in dry weather. Closer to the coast pampas grass often thrives without additional irrigation once it has put down a healthy root system. Use drippers, emitters, or a slow stream of water so that it doesn't run off; allow the water to trickle all the way down through the deepest layers of soil. In a pot slowly water the entire surface until water comes out of the bottom of your pot. | |
 Resiste hasta | 20 °F |
 Exposición | Sol parcial – Pleno sol |
 Características | Forma matas, Con flores, Follaje vistoso, Tipo pasto |
 Interior / exterior | Exterior |
 Drenaje | En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En el suelo: mezcla para plantar, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: tierra para macetas, Tolera suelo arenoso |
 Fertilización | Necesita poco |
 Nativa de California | No |
 Zonas Sunset | 7–10, 12–24, H1, H2 |
Notas de cultivo
Rest assured, this sterile form of pampas grass is tough and beautiful and won't make any seedlings. Its glowing variegated foliage is a wonderful accent—on top of its fluffy flowerstalks.
Leaf edges are sharp. Place away from walkways and take care when grooming and weeding around this plant.
Interés especial
Pampas grass is the showier version of the invasive Chilean/Peruvian/Bolivian native jubata grass. Pampas grass comes from the Argentine side of the Andes and prefers summer rainfall but adapts to our winter rains.
This variegated cultivar of pampas grass is sterile and thus poses no danger of invading native habitat or cultivated areas because it cannot make seeds.
Jubata grass is the pernicious weed seen along California's coastal highways, especially in central and northern California.
Enlaces
Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.
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