'Purple Baron' Pennisetum glaucum (Ornamental Millet)

Cultivar Notes -

Purple Baron

Simply majestic, ‘Purple Baron’s’ shiny, purple-burgundy foliage is the richest, darkest of all millets. Add a vertical, contrasting punch to beds of pastel pink, white, or lavender blooming annuals. Though short, ‘Purple Barron’ has a full, thick, massive habit. Birds flock to its large flower spikes right up to frost.

Series Notes -

Warm Season Grasses

Warm season grasses grow most actively during the warmer months, then flower in late summer or fall. Most go completely dormant in winter. Warm season grasses include: Andropogon, Calamagrostis brachytricha, Carex, Cortaderia, Erianthus, Hakonechloa, Miscanthus, Panicum, Pennisetum, Schizachyrium, and Sporobolus.

Other Plants in the Warm Season Grasses Series available this season at Vite Greenhouses

Japanese Forest Grass
'Aureola'

Big Bluestem
'Blackhawks'

Little Bluestem
'Blue Paradise'

Japanese Silver Grass
'Cosmopolitan'

Big Bluestem
'Dancing Wind'

Striped Eulalia Grass
'Dixieland'

Maiden Grass
'Fire Dragon'

Maiden Grass
'Gold Breeze'

Maiden Grass
'Gracillimus'

Dwarf Fountain Grass
'Hameln'

Hardy Pampas Grass
'Hardy Pampas Grass'

Switch Grass
'Heavy Metal'

Maiden Grass
'High Frequency'

Maiden Grass
'Huron Sunrise'

Ornamental Millet
'Jade Princess'

Oriental Fountain Grass
'Karley Rose'

Little Dwarf Zebra Grass
'Little Zebra'

Maiden Grass
'Morning Light'

Maiden Grass
'Oktoberfest'

Miniature Fountain Grass
'Piglet'

Ornamental Millet
'Purple Majesty'

Big Bluestem
'Rain Dance'

Prairie Dropseed
'Sporobolus'

Porcupine Grass
'Strictus'

Little Bluestem
'The Blues'

Little Bluestem
'Twilight Zone'

Striped Eulalia Grass
'Variegatus'

Pampas Grass
'White Pampas Grass'

Genus Notes -

Pennisetum

Pennisetum are favorites and prized for their arching multitude of bottle-brush seed plumes over tidy cascading foliage. Showy and easy to grow; they are lovely alone, in groups and in containers. The slightest breeze produces movement. Great for drying. Good for hot dry spots. Newer varieties like Etouffee, Cayenne, Hush Puppy, and Praline are bred to be infertile, which means they do not self-sow their seed.

Ornamental Millet ‘Purple Baron’Pennisetum glaucum (‘Warm Season Grasses’ Series)

Ornamental Millet ‘Purple Baron’
Pennisetum glaucum (‘Warm Season Grasses’ Series)