Pennisetum alopecuroides ~ Fountain Grass-ServeScape

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Fountain Grass

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Fountain Grass is a large warm season ornamental grass with fluffy silvery pinkish-white bottle-brush like flower spikes that bloom throughout summer and turn brown in fall.  The narrow dark green foliage turns golden yellow in fall.  Grows best with full sun and medium to wet well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Height: 

2.5' - 5'

Spread: 

2.5' - 5'

Spacing: 

4’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

6 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

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

IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Pennisetum alopecuroides 11zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pennisetum alopecuroides ~ Fountain Grass-ServeScape

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