It is April and I don’t see any green on my pampas grass yet. Is it dead?

Question

I planted my pampas grass last spring. I cut it back this winter and it is April.  I don’t see any green yet; is that normal?

Answer 1

There are 2 basic categories of grasses, warm and cool season grasses. Most of our lawns are cool season grasses and green up in spring. Pampas is most definitely a warm season grass and won't show green until the soil warms. Give it another month. However, now is the perfect time to cut it down to several inches if you haven't done so already.