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About 5 years ago, I bought some pampas grass at Lowes. It's gotten huge, has been divided several times over the years. It gets rather tall, 10 or so ft at times. But the plumes are NOT fat and fluffy like the ones I see around town. These are skinnier plumes and when they dry, they're like feathers. The pampas plumes around town are fat and remind me of the end of a lion's tail. Mine are just a bit fluffier than the plumes on maiden grass.
Do I need a specific type of pampas grass or should I be cutting mine back in summer so it will focus more on the plume formation? I'm this close to digging it up and tossing it on the burn pile. The foliage is unimpressive so I live for the plumes which are also unimpressive.
NancyAnn
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