About
Cortaderia selloana 'Patagonia' features substantial clumps of gracefully arching, blue-green leaves. Its tall, silvery flower spikes emerge upright, offering visual interest late in the season and maintaining their appeal into early winter.
About the genus
Cortaderia consists of sturdy evergreen grasses that develop sizable, compact clumps of narrow, rough-textured leaves. These grasses produce upright stems topped with dense flower panicles that range from silvery to pink hues, making them ideal for drying purposes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in most well-drained fertile soils in full sun. May need some winter protection in first season
- Pruning
- Cut back old, flowered stems and dead foliage at the bases in late winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free