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Pennisetum alopecuroides

Fountain Grass

  • Ornamental grass
  • Soft, bottle-brush flowers
  • Flowers age from silver-pink to purple
  • Upright to arching habit
  • Golden yellow fall color
  • Use in the perennial border

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Critter Resistance
• Deer Resistant
Exposure
• Full Sun
Foliage Color
• Gold
• Green
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Dry Soil
Habit
• Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Fall
• Summer
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pennisetum alopecuroides

Pennisetum prefers to be grown in rich loamy soil with good drainage and full sun or light shade. However, it will grow in rocky or sandy soil as long as it remains fairly moist. This grass resents having "wet feet". This species may be proagated by seed or division.