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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

Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Gold
Green
Habit
Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Fall
Summer
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Dry Soil
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.