Hardy or sensitive?

Pink pampas grass is partially hardy

Pink pampas grass is native to America and is therefore adapted to cold winters. What harms the ornamental grass much more than frost is moisture. In winter it is much more humid than in summer due to frequent downpours and snow.

If the rhizome of the pink pampas grass, the eyrie, becomes too damp, it begins to rot and the ornamental grass dies.

How to protect pink pampas grass from moisture in winter

Protecting the nest of pink pampas grass from moisture is quite easy. Cut Do not remove the stalks and fronds in autumn, but leave them on the plant.

The fronds can be loosened with a ribbon at the top tie together and form a perfect protection against too much moisture.

The tied fronds are also a very decorative garden ornament in winter.

Hibernate pink pampas grass in a bucket

Pink pampas grass goes well

in the bucket as long as it has sufficient capacity. If you have the colored ornamental grass in the pot maintain, it is not hardy. This is due to the fact that the earth freezes through faster in the bucket than in the field.

To that Hibernate pampas grass, place the bucket in a frost-free but cool place. All places that are sheltered from the wind are suitable for this:

• sheltered corner on the terrace
• covered balcony corner
• light cellar
• unheated winter garden
• cool greenhouse

If the location of the container is covered, you do not need to tie the plant together. Place the pot on an insulating surface and wrap the bucket with bubble wrap. In addition, protection from fir branches or brushwood makes sense.