How To Dry Pampas Grass (DIY Fluffy Pampas Grass)

Discover the art of drying pampas grass with our expert tips! Learn the best methods to preserve this trendy home decor staple and elevate your space effortlessly. Read on for step-by-step instructions and creative ideas for using pampas grass for decorative purposes and interior design. Pampas grass looks great in a variety of home settings - display large blooms in a floor vase and smaller ones on a coffee table perhaps. Read on to find out more about pampas grasses, how to cut them, dry them, colour them, display them and care for them.

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How Long Does Dried Pampas Grass Last For?
Can I Cut Pampas Grass from someone's garden?
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Pampas grass (cortaderia selloana is the new Instagram sensation and must have decor for your home. No longer relegated to the 80s hall of shame, the humble dried pampas grass is now much coveted and fetches a pretty penny if you are looking to buy some online. If you want to save some money and you have access to a growing pampas grass plant then if you use this tutorial for how to dry pampas grass, you will save yourself some money and be the proud owner of a new designer dried pampas grass interior accessory! The best thing about dried pampas grass feathery plumes? They don't need any water unlike houseplants or fresh flowers! You too can easily and and cheaply have pampas grass decor in your home if you follow these easy steps.

Cultivated in Europe, North America, New Zealand and Australia as an ornamental herb and, to a lesser extent, as a forage grass for livestock. Dried fluffy broomsticks are used for floral arrangements and other ornamental purposes. You can buy flowers along with pampas grass as additional decoration. There are also plenty of dried floral arrangements. Pampas grass can also be used as a standalone decorative element - place in a large vase and it will decorate any room, from the bathroom to the dining room.

a pink striped bed with a white wardrobe and fireplace in the background. a vase of pampas grass sits beside the fireplace

How To Cut Pampas Grass

Pampas grass flumes are hard to cut, you will need some strong * shears or a knife or small saw. The thicker and bushier the branch of the pampas grass reeds, the thicker and more difficult to cut the stem will be. Obviously be careful not to cut yourself. Choose a long stem of pampas grass and cut it as close to the base as you can as you can always trim it to the desired length when you use it. It is best to cut pampas grass in late summer / early autumn before the winter weather has blown about the grass too much. Choose your plumes wisely - some are fluffy and some are feathery and they can grow up to 15 feet tall so you might have to hunt around to find the perfect plant.

How To Dry Pampas Grass

Tie your pampas grass upside down and leave it somewhere warm and dry for about 2 weeks. Make sure that the air can circulate around it during the drying process so that it can dry out fully. If you want to dry pampas grass fast, try putting it in an airing cupboard or another warm dry place.

Once it is dried you can turn it the right way up and fluff it up a bit before spraying it with hairspray to keep it preserved and fluffed up. Dried pampas grass stems should last at least two years if you dry and preserve it well - it makes a great ornamental grass for this reason.

Fluffy pampas grass flumes used as hanging decor

Can You Dye Pampas Grass?

I haven't tried dying natural grass but apparently it is quite easy. Make up some dye and dip the pampas grass into it, fully coating it in the dye. Leave to dry and let it dry out in the same way as above. Fluff up, spray with hairspray and enjoy your coloured pampas grass! I would just be careful that the dye doesn't transfer to other surfaces like wallpaper, so keep the plant from touching anything. You should also keep the dyed pampas grass out of direct sunlight so that the dye doesn't fade.

Popular pampas grass colour options, beyond the original flower choice are pink pampas grass, white pampas grass, brown and pale blue. You can also bleach the pampas grass plume so it turns a beautiful white colour. It won't be bright white because the plumes can't absorb a lot of bleach but it will be a glorious off white.

How Long Does Dried Pampas Grass Last For?

Dried pampas grass can last for years if you look after it properly with the utmost care and it is a good long-lasting decor item. Fluff it up gently if it needs it and re-hairspray it every so often. You can even gently use a hairdryer on it to fluff it up a bit. If it starts to drop and shed it has probably reached the end of it's days.

Can I Cut Pampas Grass from someone's garden?

It is illegal to cut pampas grass from someone else's property without permission. Make sure that you have the permission of the land and plant owner before you take your shears to it!