Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pennisetum setaceum Rubra Red Fountain Grass, Crimson Fountain Grass, ,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Dense, Tufting
Description:
Evergreen tufting perennial with arching red strappy leaves and creamy-purple feathery flower heads in Spring and Summer. Attractive hardy plant that is great for street/verge plantings, containers, erosion control and as a feature in most gardens. Plant in mass for an eye catching display. Grows 90-120cm tall x 60-90cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Purple
Flower Colour: Brown, Burgundy, Cream, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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