I think your problem is that your trying to grow Pompas Ass which many people don't like so much but seems to grow really well in Ontario. :-)

I can't grow Pampas Grass here but I've seen a lot of it when traveling. It seems to flourish in full sun, anything less doesn't seem to work. Also, cutting it back to 2' in the spring seems to be beneficial to performance. Fertilizing it too can only help.

Simon

Hi:

They prefer really good drainage and full sun. We never cut our whole plants back, we simply cut out the dead leaves (wearing lots of protection, those things are deadly!)

We never fertilize our plants, they have not required it to this point.

I do not know if this is relevant but we have acidic soil, maybe that makes a small difference.

A new one we planted took three years to get its first plume (a single pinkish flower last year), curious to see if it will bloom this year.

Simon: loved your pun, the world needs more humorous people (and less Pompas Ass types;-)

Cheers,
MG