Pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, is a large perennial grass native to Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Mature plants can reach 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

Why is pampas grass illegal?

It is a highly invasive plant, with each flower head producing up to 100,000 seeds that can spread to a 25-kilometre radius, and is banned from sale in the Greater Sydney, Hunter, south-east and north coast regions of NSW.

Is cutting pampas illegal?

In April, the group hosted a series of public events demonstrating how to remove pampas grass. … There is no law prohibiting the sale or use of pampas grass in California, but some nurseries have stopped carrying it. Activists are trying to get it on a list of banned plants.