Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8' ~ PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8' ~ PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8' ~ PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass-ServeScape
Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8' ~ PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass-ServeScape

Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8'

PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass

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Vertigo Napier Grass is a large tender ornamental grass with upright arching green foliage that darkens to blackish purple as it matures and holds through summer. Rarely flowers.  Grows best with full sun and medium to wet well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Origins:

Sub-Sahara and Tropical Africa

Height: 

4' - 8'

Spread: 

2' - 3'

Spacing: 

2.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

8 - 11

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

N/A

Season of Interest: 

Multi-Seasonal

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Water regularly.  Cut foliage to ground in winter.  

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower

IMAGES: Proven Winners, Graceful Grasses® Vertigo®

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

Pennisetum purpureum 'Tift-8' ~ PW® Vertigo® Napier Grass-ServeScape

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