The unique colors of the grasslike foliage are what ... Best in zones 8-11. Dwarf pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’) is highly recognizable thanks to the huge white feathery plumes ...

This very confusion was evident on Reddit this week when a user posted an innocent-looking photo of his parents' front garden, asking: "Were your parents, like mine, proud of their pampas grass?" ...