Pennisetum ‘Purple Fountain/Foxtail Grass’
$5.99 – $24.99
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’
Semi-perennial ornamental clumping grass with burgundy red foliage
• 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.
| botanical-name | Pennisetum setaceum |
|---|---|
| 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 |
