Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' ~ Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass, Red Fountain Grass

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Purple Fountain Grass is a dramatic warm season ornamental grass with narrow bronze-purple foliage until fall when it turns brown. Upright stems sporting fluffy burgundy bottle-bru sh like flower spikes bloom throughout summer and turn brown in fall Grows best with full sun and medium well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Type: Orn. Grass Height: 2.5' - 3' Spread: 1' - 2' Spacing: 1.5’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 - 10 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Purple Season of Interest: Summer, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Water regularly. Cut foliage to ground in winter. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower IMAGE: Photo by Proven Winners, Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum 11zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by daryl_mitchell, Fountian Grass, (4) Photo by daryl_mitchell, Back Container *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown. Show more