Common Name: Perennial Fountain Grass
Latin Name: Pennisetum alopecuroides
Size: 2 (min) to 4 (max)
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Perennial Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Maximum Height: 4 feet
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Perennial Fountain GrassPennisetum alopecuroides
Maximum Height: 4 feet
Family: POACEAE
Genus: Pennisetum
species: alopecuroides
Origin:
Size: 2 (min) to 4 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Height x width: 2 to 4 feet tall and wide
Growth habit: Upright arching
Foliage: Long and narrow, ¼ inch wide and 2 to 3 feet long, with long sheaths. Bright green in summer and golden brown in fall
Flowers: 6 to 8 inches long, feathery, nodding, light reddish-brown mature awns. Resemble little bottle brushes.
Culture: Full sun or very light partial shade and moist, well-drained soil
Uses: Border, specimen, fresh flower arrangements
Propagation: Seeds, or division in spring. Can be invasive due to its reseeding nature, especially in moist soils
Cultivars and Related species:
‘Hameln’ is smaller than the species at 2 feet; shown above.
‘Moudry’ has dark brown seed heads, and flowers later. 2 to 3 feet tall
P. orientale has pink, cottony-looking inflorescence which is very attractive but only hardy to zone 7.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Deer Resistance: | High Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 39.132906533333300 Longitude: -84.410519616666700] Specimen: 77
Pennisetum alopecuroides at Ault Park
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Pennisetum alopecuroides at Ault Park
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Location: Eden Park, Overlook, Krohn 1501 Eden Park Dr Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 100
Specimen: 100
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Location: between parking lot and entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Location: between parking lot and entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Location: between parking lot and entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Location: between parking lot and entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
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Location: Springfield bot
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Location: zurich old bot garden
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Location: Oxford England