'Purple Fountain Grass (Rubrum)' Pennisetum setaceum (Purple Fountain Grass)

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2610 Redbud Trail

Niles, MI 49120

269.695.2959

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8a - 6p

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Purple Fountain Grass ‘Purple Fountain Grass (Rubrum)’
Pennisetum setaceum (‘Graceful Grasses®’ Series)

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Type: Annual

EXPOSURE

Full Sun to Part Shade

BLOOM SEASON

Blooms mid-summer

SIZE

30"-36"

18"-24"

ATTRIBUTES

Cultivar Notes -

Purple Fountain Grass (Rubrum)

Gracefully arching, wine-purple foliage topped with burgundy, soft bottlebrush plumes up to 1’ long appear in midsummer. Enjoy its winter interest too-the plumes and the leaves will turn a subtle straw color after the first hard freeze.

Series Notes -

Graceful Grasses®

Proven Winners’® selection of ornamental grasses has won acclaim, with top performers in university trials nationwide. Whether planted en masse in the landscape or catching the eye as the centerpiece of a patio planter, Graceful Grasses® provide texture, color, movement and interest.

Other Plants in the Graceful Grasses® Series available this season at Vite Greenhouses

Egyptian Papyrus
'Baby Tut®'

Variegated Red Fountain Grass
'Fireworks'

Egyptian Papyrus
'King Tut®'

Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus
'Prince Tut™'

Egyptian Papyrus
'Queen Tut™'

Species Notes -

Pennisetum setaceum

Often grown as an annual in northern zones, Purple Fountain Grass is splendid in containers, around ponds, or as a focal point in the garden.

Genus Notes -

Pennisetum

These lovely grasses are favorites, distinguished by arching, feathery bottle-brush flowers spilling over a cascading mound of foliage.

Purple Fountain Grass ‘Purple Fountain Grass (Rubrum)’Pennisetum setaceum (‘Graceful Grasses®’ Series)

Purple Fountain Grass ‘Purple Fountain Grass (Rubrum)’
Pennisetum setaceum (‘Graceful Grasses®’ Series)