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Prairie Winds®
Pennisetum alopecuroides Desert Plains ('Prairie Winds®')
Desert Plains Fountain Grass: Patent PP20751
The narrow green blades form an upright vase-shaped clump. Tips begin to turn deep red midsummer and transition to shades of orange and gold in fall. Large purple bottlebrush plumes emerge in early fall and age to tan as season progresses.
- » The narrow green foliage forms an upright vase-shaped clump
- » Improved habit, flowering performance, and fall colour over 'Cassian' and 'Hameln'
- » Tips of foliage begin to turn deep red midsummer and transitions to shades of orange and gold in fall
- » Large purple showy bottlebrush plumes emerge in early fall and age to tan as season progresses
- » Bloom Time: Early fall
- » Flower Height: 120 cm
- » Foliage Height: 90 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
Flowering Time
| • | Lt. Sum-Fall |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Additional Information about Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Desert Plains'
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 'Desert Plains'
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 Desert Plains will not reseed.