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| • | Full Sun |
| • | Attracts Birds |
| • | Medium |
| • | Deer Resistant |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Container Plants |
Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.
An Intrinsic Introduction! After 19 years of breeding we finally have a small red-flowered fountain grass in league with ‘Hameln’. Dark green foliage blends nicely with the wine-red flowers softening in color by fall. Mature plants reaching around 60 to 75cm tall. Frequent red-tipped fall foliage adds another dimension.
Grows best in a moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to light shade. If planted in too much shade this grass will not flourish and may not flower. Foliage should be cut back to about 10 cm in early spring to allow for new growth. Pennisetum can reseed in optimum conditions.