Hi Cynthia, I have 3 clumps of pampas. The original is now 6 years old and is covered with wonderful cream plumes right now. I have 2 more, planted 3 years ago and this is the first year they have done anything. To my surprise the plumes are a delicate shade of pink. A word of warning, pampas gets very large and the leaves are downright dangerous as they will give you a very nasty cut so don't plant them to near a pathway. Mary in FRance.