can anyone tell me what these are?

[mikeylikesit5805]

Hi all, i had someone contact me and send me these pictures asking if i could come cut them down at the right time of the year. Does anyone know what it is. Some kind of perennial grass. But thats about it.

Thanks!

[TurfConcepts,Inc]

Pampas grass. Trim them back in the spring after the last frost.

[mikeylikesit5805]

Great! thanks alot TurfConcepts!

[touhey33]

You can trim them back in the winter as well, however most people like to keep them until the spring for something to look at in the landscape. Beware there a messy cleanup.

[punt66]

Not so messy if you do it right. Strap it really tight and cut as low as you can with a gass hedge trimmer. Pick up in a big clump.

[cutbetterthanyou]

A little trick two not be so messy is take duct tape wrap around it as tight as you can an cut them with hedge trimmer at the bottom then just grab up the mess. I may be wrong but i don't think it is pampas grass i think it is one of the miscanthus. If you want some for you own house they can also be split.

[mikeylikesit5805]

ive the the duct tape trick with similar bushes And yes it does work very well.

[KrayzKajun]

Pampas grass. Trim them back in the spring after the last frost.

Ditto!!!:clapping:

[punt66]

A strap i would think would be better. They you dont have to deal with a few feet of tape with grass stuck to it.

[Phil G]

If you're sure it's Pampas Grass then cut off as much as you can and set fire to the remainder. Let it burn to ground level. That's what we do over here in good ol' England. It will grow again next year with all fresh growth and no old deadwood in it.


atb Phil

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[touhey33]

I've seen them burnt before, but thats a risk I don't want to take. I will try the duct tape or strap method.

[karlgrooms]

Not so messy if you do it right. Strap it really tight and cut as low as you can with a gass hedge trimmer. Pick up in a big clump.

If you do'nt have a strap and a good set of hedge trimmers. A rope tied tightly and a light duty chain will work.

Or as Phil G said set it a blaze. A Pompas bon fire party sounds pretty cool:drinkup:. I personally have not tried that route though.

[Dirt Digger2]

burn them if its safe to do so...it's a lot cleaner...we have them out back of our house and those things double in size almost every year...kind of a pain when they start to get long towards the end of the summer but they look pretty nice when properly trimmed

[punt66]

If you're sure it's Pampas Grass then cut off as much as you can and set fire to the remainder. Let it burn to ground level. That's what we do over here in good ol' England. It will grow again next year with all fresh growth and no old deadwood in it.


atb Phil

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well thats illegal here. I always trim them back to withen 2 inches of the ground. New growth overtakes it very easily.

[Phil G]

well thats illegal here. I always trim them back to withen 2 inches of the ground. New growth overtakes it very easily.



I'm sure it might well be illegal over here too.

But no-one takes too much notice and the cope are busy hitting the motorists with petty parking tickets and minor speeding indiscretions :laugh:
Tell them it was a lightening strike when they see the flames. :dancing:


atb Phil

[punt66]

I'm sure it might well be illegal over here too.

But no-one takes too much notice and the cope are busy hitting the motorists with petty parking tickets and minor speeding indiscretions :laugh:
Tell them it was a lightening strike when they see the flames. :dancing:


atb Phil

hahaha what do i say if its a sunny day?

[Jason Rose]

WOW. this is SAD. that is NOT Pampas grass!!! This is supposed to be a forum of landscapers and lawn people and no one knows the difference between ornamental grasses!?!?!

That is Maiden Grass in the pictures. Cut them in the late winter/early spring. Here we cut all the grasses around the first part of march before everything starts to green up. You don't burn off Maiden grass. I know you can Pampas grass and it will live, but I've never seen Maiden burned so I'm not sure of the outcome.

[billslawn89]

in ohio, i used to have zebra grass in the front yard and i would tie it up with string or twine before cutting it down. i did the same, cut it with the hedge trimmers. i cut mine down before winter because once it turns brown, it will make a mess of your lawn by spring, but some people like to look at it all winter, i would recommend cutting it before snow flies. i would cut it about 4 inches off the ground. i like the idea of duct tape though!

[b121774]

WOW. this is SAD. that is NOT Pampas grass!!! This is supposed to be a forum of landscapers and lawn people and no one knows the difference between ornamental grasses!?!?!

That is Maiden Grass in the pictures. Cut them in the late winter/early spring. Here we cut all the grasses around the first part of march before everything starts to green up. You don't burn off Maiden grass. I know you can Pampas grass and it will live, but I've never seen Maiden burned so I'm not sure of the outcome.

Why can't people be nicer on this forum?:confused:

[Jason Rose]

Why can't people be nicer on this forum?:confused:

Hey, I'm one of the most "neutral" people on this site! I rarely get into arguments, call people names, or stir up chit. But I hate it when I see obvious things being answered totally wrong by people that are supposed to all be "experts" in the green industry. Someone taking the wrong answers as fact can, in some cases, cause property damage or at the least loss of credibility when the person then goes out and mis-identifies something for a customer.

[TurfConcepts,Inc]

Hey, I'm one of the most "neutral" people on this site! I rarely get into arguments, call people names, or stir up chit. But I hate it when I see obvious things being answered totally wrong by people that are supposed to all be "experts" in the green industry. Someone taking the wrong answers as fact can, in some cases, cause property damage or at the least loss of credibility when the person then goes out and mis-identifies something for a customer.

Settle down. Sorry I just at first glance it looked like pampas, we have it all over the place here. Pampas or Maiden my advice to trim after the last frost is correct. Now if you would like to get into a conversation about expierence, education and expertise I'm all ears.

[David Gretzmier]

I think the point is how to trim it, but I have heard it called maidengrass, pompus or pampus grass, plume grass, feather grass, show grass, fountain grass, and THAT was by folks at the nursery that sells them and landscapers. misidentification is very common.

and YES, if you are nicer when you try to educate with posts, you will have folks that are better at learning. If your post sounds angry or frustrated, then folks will turn you off, and you have not taught anybody anything.

[NC Greenscaper]

I don't know. I learned alot. How to trim all of the fore mentioned grasses without a mess ( I really like the duct tape method. That I will try) and how to and not correct some common mistake. lol

[jaybird24]

Yep it is a miscanthus, by the wide leaf blade and stripe along the rib I'd guess silverfeather, there are hundreds of named varieties of miscanthus. You will be fine either burning or cutting. We do both depending on where it is located. Any time after it goes dormant is fine. Most people leave them till spring for winter interest.

[Jason Rose]

and YES, if you are nicer when you try to educate with posts, you will have folks that are better at learning. If your post sounds angry or frustrated, then folks will turn you off, and you have not taught anybody anything.

Point taken. I apoligize for being rude with my original post. I guess my panties were just in a bunch a the time I posted. :dizzy:

[keller's]

who cares what it is duct tape tight cut it with trimmers and you are done

[ZTRMaster]

Not to mention the pictures are extraordinarily blurry/low quality. It does in fact look like Pampas grass from the pictures.

[jtruck618]

I agree with Jason Rose. That is Maiden grass. Pampas grass has very large, tall stalks (or plumes) which tower over the grass bunch. I just cut ours with a hedge trimmer in the spring. Or, you can do it in the fall. I think it is easier to do in the spring because the grass has dried out.

[Wittapp]

If you're sure it's Pampas Grass then cut off as much as you can and set fire to the remainder. Let it burn to ground level. That's what we do over here in good ol' England. It will grow again next year with all fresh growth and no old deadwood in it.


atb Phil

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Before you burn it, check your local laws. That could be asking for trouble. It can be cut down after first frost or after last frost. If it is an older, mature plant with lots of old canes, you may need to hit it with a brush cutter. I take it as close to the dirt as I can. The duct tape is a nice Idea, I have used twine as well. Good luck with it

Dave in Dayton

[Big Bad Bob]

ive the the duct tape trick with similar bushes And yes it does work very well.

I've cleared entire, very steep hillsides, of brush by using this method.
We usually use rope though.

[Big Bad Bob]

Point taken. I apoligize for being rude with my original post. I guess my panties were just in a bunch a the time I posted. :dizzy:

I don't see as you were being rude. You were straight forward in fact. It is a fact that people can get in trouble by getting .............. incorrect advice. I can see where, from a picture on a forum that misidentification could occur very easily. Better to post more than one pic. One from a distance and a couple from different perspectives, fairly close. Say, at root level, from top center and side at medium level.

[Furness & Sons L&L]

Hereis a baeautiful example of pompus grass.