Pennisetum setaceum

(Fountain Grass)

Perennial

• half-hardy
• reflective heat, sun, part-shade
• ample, average, dry, drought resistant
• Fast growing
• Forms large tufts 2-4' wide 2-4' high, South Africa, naturalizes, cupreum doesn't set seed, good for stabilizing sand, good around water, can become invasive, Red variation is seedless.
• Fuzzy 4-6" plumes -white, pinkish, redish purple- narrow bright green foliage in summer, prune back in fall can plant from divisions.
• low maintenance
• plume grass
• accent, desert, oriental, transitional, tropical