pampas grass

Question

I planted one plant 2 years ago and my thought was to grow approx. 4/5 ft tall. It grew more than 8 ft. tall; I trimmed to approx. 3 ft. tall. I don’t want to do that again. Can you trim while growing or will it disturb the normal flowering growth?

Jerry Sealy.

Answer 1

You can trim your pampas grass at any time and it won't hurt the plant- any grass can be cut down by about 1/3 of its height at any time during its growing season. However, it won't flower if you cut it before flowering. You'll have to choose which is more important to you- the flower plumes or having a more manageable height.