About
Cortaderia selloana 'Pink Phantom' is a perennial grass that maintains its foliage year-round. It develops a dense tuft of slender, arching leaves that are light green with creamy-yellow edges. In early autumn, it produces soft, silvery-pink flower plumes on stems that can reach up to 2 meters tall.
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, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, fertile soil in full sun. May need some winter protection in first season
- Pruning
- Cut back dead foliage and old, flowered stems to the base in late winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free