Pampas Grass Flowers

This is the time of year when the pampas grass flowers and goes to seed.  The birds will begin to feed on these seeds in late September until the seeds are gone.  The reward for these wonderful people who planted the pampas grass is also this time of year when our eyes fall on the feathery flowers.

The afternoon sun shines onto the flowers.  The result is sometimes stunning outlines and highlights of the flowers. 

This pampas grass is a tall native to southern South America.  This includes, are you ready, the pampas for which it is named.  Can you imagine.  The grass in our yard will grow to about 7 feet.  In the temperate climates of California, Hawaii and parts of Spain it is considered an invasive weed.  One mans weed is another mans flower... or something like that.  We like our pampas grass and don't consider it a weed.

In any case, here are a few pictures of our pampas grass that have caught our eye.

Want to see for yourself?  Well come on over.

Whoohoo!