A perennial, pampas grass germinates during the spring months and produces bulbs within the first year. Once winter comes, the plant tends to become dormant before starting to grow again the following spring.

What month does pampas grass bloom?

Hermaphrodite plants produce flowering heads a week or so before similar female plants. The main flowering occurs between March and May with occasional ones to September. Hermaphrodite plants rarely produce seed and act as functional males providing pollen to fertilise female plants. Seed may be carried 25 Km by wind.

Does pampas grass grow all year?

Pampas grass foliage lasts all year round, but it can look scruffy around March and April. This means it's a good time to tidy up the plant, using the best secateurs to remove any dry, damaged or dead leaves from the dense tussocks at the plant's base.