Cortaderia selloana 'Splendid Star' - Dwarf Golden Pampas Grass. Medium green leaves heavily streaked in cream upon emergence mature warm yellow providing the fountaining warm season grass a golden aura. Very showy late season feathery plumes emerge in August are whitish, beautiful, making a great contrast for plants with bolder leaves in green or purple. Or this chance sport would be a fine candidate partnered in a garden devoted to a community of grasses. Plumes can be harvested for autumn arrangements. Clean up is simple: cut it down to the ground once annually before new growth rises in the spring. A member of the Poaceae family the species originates in southern South America native to where else? The Pampas Plains! 'Splendid Star', a chance seedling, was selected in the Netherlands. Drought tolerant once established it is a sun lover in average to modestly fertile draining ground.