Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pennisetum messiacum Red Buttons Red Bunny Tails, Fountain Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Burgundy-green foliaged clumping grass with red flowering tassels in the Summer months. Great for garden bed and borders. Mass plant for impact. Grows approx. 70cm tall x 90cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, 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:
Plant Care
None
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Green
Flower Colour: Black, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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