Good plant #84 - Cortaderia Selloana 'Pumila'

This is an evergreen(ish) compact pampas grass. It produces masses of seed heads on tall stems which will last right through the winter.

I cut this hard back (dead leaves, old seed heads and stems and green leaves) in early spring. This makes the plant look tidier. Some people just remove the dead leaves and old seed head stems - it's your choice.

It thrives in a sunny spot and well-drained soil.

I feed it with a soluble general purpose fertilizer in late spring.

You can propagate it by division. This involves carefully hacking through the tussock with a sharp small-teeth saw/ large kitchen knife. I do this immediately after cutting hard back in early spring .

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