botanical-name | Pennisetum setaceum |
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height-x-width | 1m x 45cm |
planting-distance | For border: 60-70cm |
features | Narrow leaf blades with arching coppery-white spikes with brush-like flower clusters which last from late summer until winter |
conditions | Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil, drought tolerant |
landscape-use | Borders, specimen, group plantings, mass, pots |
Pennisetum ‘Purple Lea® ‘ Foxtail Grass’ 6″ Pot
$14.99
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Semi-perennial ornamental clumping grass with green foliage, and fury purple soft flowers.
• Very hardy, tolerating most soil and weather conditions
• Gorgeous, feathery seed heads that sway in the wind
• Grown as a feature, mixed into cottage or coastal garden beds or lining fence lines
This plant dies back in winter and will re-shoot in late spring! Please be aware if you purchase this plant between May and November it will “look dead”. It is not dead.
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SKU: PENPLFG6
Categories: Coastal, Cottage, Dry-Riverbed, Flowering Grasses, Foliage Cottage Perennials, Low Maintenance, Medium Grasses (30cm to 1m), Modern Grass, Pot & Containers, Rock Garden, Woodland