Picture Notes:  Pictures 6 to 16 are Pennisetum setaceum cv. Rubrum.

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Distribution:  Africa.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 8-9       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   2-3 ft. by 2-3 ft.

Form:   Ornamental frost-tender warm-season perennial grass; grown as an annual in Michigan..

Bark:   

Stem/Bud:   Stems (culms) are upright, arching and mound-forming.

Leaves:   Leaves are rusty-green, flat, narrow, scabrous and long.

Fall Color:   

Flower:   Flowers are purple to pink and clustered in long (12 in.), arching, nodding, fluffy panicles; flowering June, July, August, September, to October.

Fruit:   Fruit are usually seed-like grains.

Uses:   Use as a specimen or backdrop in perennial beds. Grow in containers. Use flowers fresh in arrangements.

Problems:      

Culture:   Grow in full sun in any well-drained soil.

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Notes:    Tender grass grown as an annual in Michigan; grows as a perennial in frost free locations.

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Cultivars:   

                 'Rubrum' =   Red Fountain Grass

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