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Pennisetum orientale ‘Flamingo’

Fountain Grass

Very showy grass that is exceptionally floriferous. Fountains of gray green foliage and whitish inflorescences. Arching rose-pink seed heads. All soils but not too dry. Reasonably hardy.
Eventual size
: 70-100 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides

Chinese Fountain Grass

P. alopecuroides is grass forming a dense clump of narrow leaves to 60cm long, turning pale brown in winter, with tall stems bearing softly hairy, oblong, green to purple inflorescences in late summer and early autumn. Moderately hardy, evergreen. Well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 50 cm to 1 m
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Chinese Fountain Grass

‘Hameln’ is a clump-forming perennial grass with arching linear leaves and cylindrical panicles of bristly, purple-tinged spikelets in late summer. Well drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size
: 60 to 90 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Little bunny’

Chinese Fountain Grass

A truly miniature fountain grass reaching only 40 cm. Forms a compact mound of green leaves which in mid-summer produces long-lasting soft tufted flowers above the foliage that resemble ‘little bunnies’ tails. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 30 to 40 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Redhead’

Chinese Fountain Grass

Dark-red plumes, green glossy foliage, blooms mid summer to late fall. Moderately hardy, evergreen. Well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 1.2 m
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Viridescens’

Chinese Fountain Grass

This clump forming, dense evergreen grass forms glossy, green leaves which turn brown during autumn. In late summer and early autumn it produces purple/black flower spikes.
Well drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size
: 75 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Weserbergland’

Chinese Fountain Grass

Forms a dense mounding clump of deep green foliage. Soft pinkish-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes. Upright and arching, flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks. Foliage turns a rich orange-bronze in the fall. Bloom Time: summer to early fall. Moist but well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 70 cm
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Pennisetum messiacum ‘Red Bunny Tails’

Fountain Grass

Compact perennial grass with arching bluegreen linear leaves and pink to redbrown flower plumes in late summer. All soils. Reasonably hardy.
Eventual size
: 70 cm
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Pennisetum setaceum ‘rubrum’

Fountain Grass

Rich burgundy red foliage and beautifully arching spikes of red feathery flowers during late summer. Extremely drought tolerant but unfortunately tender in winter and thus great for container, over winter in a frost free area.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1 m
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