Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pennisetum advena rubrum Purple Fountain Grass, Swamp Foxtail,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
A modern, dramatic deep burgundy foliaged grass with arching pink flowering tassels in the summer months. A sterile form of Pennisetum means no weed potential. Great planted in pots or in borders. Mass plant for impact. Grows approx 1.5m tall x 1.2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Grows rapidly to form dense clumps Cut back hard after flowering and foliage turns brown to refresh plant. Do this annually in June.
Plant Care
None
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Purple
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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