Good morning everyone! I'm planning a wedding with my fiance and she really loves Pampas Grass. I want to surprise her by finding a bunch of Pampas Grass to use as decorations at our wedding. I heard it can grow naturally in fields or on the sides of roads. Does anyone know where can I find it in NJ?
by Obidede98
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Go to iNaturalist, click on the explore page, filter to pampas grass (Cortaderia genus) within New Jersey. Looks fairly sparse but good luck.
Now make sure you get landowner permission or are fairly confident you are on public land.
This is an invasive set of grasses in the US. In AZ that means they don’t require permits to collect as you would native plants. However if you pock someone’s landscaping you could get in trouble. Collect at your own risk, I’m just an a$$hole on reddit lol.
I would encourage you to seek native alternatives to planting pampas grass if you’re ever seeking out landscaping plants.
I get why she likes them, they’re pretty, but if I saw these at a wedding I would cringe. This grass is a huge problem, they are invasive and spread like wildfire. It’s like saying you want spotted lanternflies at your wedding… Completely out of touch with whats going on in the world around you