Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass, Red Fountain Grass
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Purple Fountain Grass is a dramatic warm season ornamental grass with narrow bronze-purple foliage until fall when it turns brown. Upright stems sporting fluffy burgundy bottle-brush like flower spikes bloom throughout summer and turn brown in fall Grows best with full sun and medium well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Height: |
2.5' - 3' |
Spread: |
1' - 2' |
Spacing: |
1.5’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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 Proven Winners, Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum 11zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by daryl_mitchell, Fountian Grass, (4) Photo by daryl_mitchell, Back Container
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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