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Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 42013



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pennisetum
Species: Pennisetum setaceum
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Annual
  • Grass
  • Ornamental
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
  • 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 to 1 1/2 feet (30 to 45 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • June
Flowering End edit
  • October
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Medium
  • Purple
Leaf Shape edit
  • Linear
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Container/Patio
  • Alpine/Rock Garden
  • Low Maintenance Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
Soil pH edit
Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • Purple
Wildlife Value edit
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Seed
  • Division
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  • Cut back top growth before early spring edit | delete
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Netty (13946)
toni (36069)
songlim18 (140)
Kay (765)


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Kay (765) wrote on Jan 23 2010
This is a very popular must-have for my containers! Unfortunaely, it is not hardy here in zone 5. Wish it was! Such pretty colored foliage and soft pink plumes.

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Other names for this plant:
Pennisetum ruppelii
Phalaris setacea



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