Grass Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 8 - 10
- Height: 24 - 36 inches
- Width: 24 - 36 inches
- Foliage Color: Green
- Flower Color: Rose-pink
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Fall Color: No change
- Soil Requirement: Evenly moist soils, pH 5.8 - 7.2
- Environment: Full sun
Fountain grass (Pennisetum Rueppelii) - This ornamental grass has densely-tufted clumps bow beneath the weight of these long blooms, forming a lovely cascade of ornamental grasses!
Adding rich rosy-pink color to the summer landscape, Fountain Grass, a perennial Pennisetum, is a treasure in the hot, dry garden. Its 12-inch plumes have a fuzzy, soft consistency, seeming to float above spinach-green stalks 2 feet tall.
Perfect as a specimen or accent planting, this fountain ornamental grass forms a very dense, rounded clump 18 inches wide. The blades bow under the weight of its bright blooms, creating a lovely cascading effect.
The flowers are lovely in arrangements as well as in the garden. Fountain grass is an ornamental grass that adds both color and architectural effect, blooming from midsummer till fall.
Plant in full sun and in dry soil, even poorly fertile types. Once established, this perennial fountain ornamental grass is largely maintenance-free.
