: a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grown for ornament that has showy white panicles borne on tall stems
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Instead of loading up this bar’s counter with glasses, shakers, and tequila bottles, a woven tray, pampas grass, and colorful vessels bring some design-minded decorum to this nook.
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Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024
Pink pampas grass looks magical and airy in a vase.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
Cut pampas grass to 12 inches or lower in late winter before new foliage appears.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
Do not plant highly flammable shrubs and trees, not even dwarf varieties in an urban environment, especially arborvitae, bamboo, broom, cedar, cypress, juniper, pampas grass, rabbitbrush or sagebrush.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
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Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024
Pink pampas grass looks magical and airy in a vase.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
Cut pampas grass to 12 inches or lower in late winter before new foliage appears.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
Do not plant highly flammable shrubs and trees, not even dwarf varieties in an urban environment, especially arborvitae, bamboo, broom, cedar, cypress, juniper, pampas grass, rabbitbrush or sagebrush.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Pampas grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pampas%20grass. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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