Botanical Name: Pennisetum setaceum
Common Name: Fountain grass
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a full, distinctive, clumping plant, with very slender 3'-4' long grass blades arching and spreading to form a billowy 'fountain-like' appearance; is short-lived
Height 3' - 4'
Spread equal
Growth Rate moderate - rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun; likes heat
Soil tolerates most, including both dry and wet habitats
Hardiness hardy (zones 12-24); thrives in warm low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves very thin, almost wirelike, arching from the ground; green to somewhat bronze-colored
Flowers graceful plumelike spikes of pinkish white flowers; spikes arise from and extend beyond the foliage; summer - fall
Fruit a tiny grain
 
Propagation:
seed (germinates easily - can become invasive)
 
Usage:
an excellent small accent shrub for its beautiful flower display and airy, delicate appearance; good quick filler for dry slopes and hard-to-landscape sites; erosion control
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates regular; little is needed after establishment
Fertilizing none
Pruning none
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other check seedlings to avoid invading areas where undesirable
 
Origin: Africa
Family: Poaceae

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