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

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

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-brush 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.

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.