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
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