seeds and prevent germination can be done. Also, planting or seeding desirable, non-invasive plants can provide competition to reduce germination and seedling establishment. Culture Author Li Hengrui (), whose work Kite Capriccio () describes life as a child in 1950s Fengtai County, Anhui mentions the use of the long stem of the Puwei (, Chinese for Cortaderia selloana) in the construction of kites. Several media outlets reported that it was planted by some couples who practise swinging in the United Kingdom as a way to indicate to other swingers that they enjoy that lifestyle. The reports caused a plunge in already declining sales, but the odd association has been dismissed by enthusiasts and gardening experts as "silly". Gallery References External links Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana Blueplanetbiomes.org Pampas Grass under the microscope Pampas Grass Danthonioideae Bunchgrasses of South America Grasses of Argentina Flora of southern South America Flora of Argentina Garden plants of South America Drought-tolerant plants Flora naturalised in Australia Invasive species in Europe Taxa named by Josef August Schultes Taxa named by Julius Hermann Schultes Taxa named by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson Taxa named by Paul Graebner