Pampas grass tufts in silhouette
by Garnett Jaeger
Title
Pampas grass tufts in silhouette
Artist
Garnett Jaeger
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Cortaderia selloana, commonly known as pampas grass, is a flowering plant native to southern South America, including the pampas after which it is named.
It is a tall grass, growing in dense tussocks that can reach a height of 3 m (10 ft). The leaves are evergreen, long and slender, 1�2 m (3 ft 3 in�6 ft 7 in) long and 1 cm broad, with very sharp edges. The leaves are usually bluish-green, but can be silvery grey. The flowers are produced in a dense white panicle 20�40 cm (8�16 in) long on a 2�3 m (6 ft 7 in�9 ft 10 in) tall stem.
It was named by Alexander von Humboldt in 1818, after the German botanist and naturalist Friedrich Sellow, who studied the flora of South America, especially that of Brazil.
The plant was introduced to Europe, North America and Australia as an ornamental grass, and, to a lesser extent, to provide food for grazing animals. The feathery flower head plumes, when dried, are widely used in flower arrangements and other ornamental displays.
There are several cultivars available, including:
'Albolineata' � a small cultivar which grows to only 2 m (6.6 ft) in height. The leaves are variegated, with yellow edges. 'Aureolineata'AGM [1]
'Pumila'AGM [2]
'Sunningdale Silver'AGM [3] � grows to a height of 4 m (13.1 ft) and has particularly dense flowering plumes. Those marked AGM have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Pampas grass is highly adaptable and can grow in a wide range of environments and climates. It also seeds prolifically, with each plant able to produce over one million seeds during its lifetime. As such, in some areas (for example California, Hawaii or Green Spain) it is regarded as an invasive weed, whilst in New Zealand and South Africa the plant is banned from sale and propagation for the same reasons. [citation needed] Burning pampas grass does not always kill it at the roots, but chemical weedkiller does.
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November 27th, 2012
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Comments (62)
Bedros Awak
These shimmering ghost like pampas grass is stunning, especially captured in b/w..Excellent Garnett.v,f,t,g
Marianne Campolongo
Beautiful new photo! Love the light caught behind the pampas grass fringes.Tweeted & voted.
Sue Jenkins
Garnett this is lovely I really like the angle and the black and white Voted great!!! Voted and Favorite
Nadya Ost
Great light and angle! I love the sun coming up (or is it down? :)) behind the grass. Voted.
JOHN TELFER
Garnett, Fantastic photo with amazing details and a great and different angle that you have shot this from, very impressive. Love the black and white touch really gives this photo a whole different touch and you have a remarkable sky shot also with the black and white being used. Excellent silhouette capture, beautiful photo, voted, google, tweet and FB promoted
Ellen Levinson
Wonderful angle for this shot. Great B&W. Thank you for the detailed description too. v50/fb/g+
Ann Johndro-Collins
Beautiful perspective and lighting, Garnett! A delightfully bold presentation...V/F