Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'

Red Head Fountain Grass

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Red Head Fountain Grass is a compact ornamental grass with slender, vivid green arching foliage that turns yellow in fall.  Its fluffy bottle-brush like flower spikes are a deep burgundy-red that silvers out and bloom from late summer through fall.  Prefers part sun and well-drained soils.  Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established.

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Origins:

Eastern Asia to Western Australia

Height: 

3' - 4'

Spread: 

2' - 3'

Spacing: 

2.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Water regularly.  Cut foliage to ground in winter.  Watch for rust or leaf spot in high humidity conditions.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging,, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower

IMAGES: Plenuska, Das Lampenputzergras, lat. Pennisetum alopecuroides 06, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) , Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' o Sericura, (3) , Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass-ServeScape

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