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Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain Grass (Australian Fountain Grass, Chinese Pennisetum)
The medium to fine-textured, green foliage takes on a mounded form, needing adequate room to develop. It produces graceful foliage and distinctive, maroon flower spikes.
- » Forms a dense mounding clump of bright green foliage
- » Soft reddish bottlebrush-like flower spikes
- » Slender flower stalks can be upright or arching
- » Foliage turns a golden yellow in the fall
- » Bloom Time: August to September
- » Flower Height: 120 cm
- » Foliage Height: 90 cm
- » Flower Size: 15 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Low Maintenance |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Pennisetum alopecuroides
Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pennisetum alopecuroides
Grows best in a moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to light shade. If planted in too much shade this grass will not flourish and may not flower. Foliage should be cut back to about 10 cm in early spring to allow for new growth. Pennisetum can reseed in optimum conditions.
