Common Name: Annual Fountain Grass
Latin Name: Pennisetum setaceum
Size: 2 (min) to 4 (max)
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| Quantity | Price | Vendor | Location | Notes | Date Identified |
| 25 | 9.50 | Natorp Nursery Outlet | Mason Ohio Lat: 39.31441723 Long: -84.33469875 | 2014-05-17 |
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Annual Fountain Grass
Pennisetum setaceum
Maximum Height: 4 feet
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Annual Fountain GrassPennisetum setaceum
Maximum Height: 4 feet
Family: POACEAE
Genus: Pennisetum
species: setaceum
Origin:
Size: 2 (min) to 4 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Height x width: 2 to 4 feet tall
Growth habit: Upright arching
Foliage: Long and narrow, ¼ inch wide and 2 to 3 feet long, with long sheaths
Flowers: Up to 1 foot long, feathery, nodding, pink or purple awns
Culture: Full sun or partial shade and moist, well-drained soil
Uses: Border, specimen, fresh flower arrangements.
Propagation: Seeds. Can be invasive due to its reseeding nature. Clumps can be dug in the fall, overwintered in a greenhouse or garage and divided in the spring for replanting.
Cultivar and Related species:
‘Rubrum,’ purple-leaved fountain grass, is a popular ornamental grass in herbaceous borders.
P. alopecuriodes, perennial fountain grass, tends to be slightly shorter than annual fountain grass but sends up the same feathery bottle-brush type flowers. Leaves turn yellow-brown and persist in the winter.
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Deer Resistance: | High Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Eden Park, Overlook, Krohn 1501 Eden Park Dr Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 101
Specimen: 101
Pennisetum setaceum
Location: Krohn Conservatory, walkway from parking lot to front entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum setaceum
Location: Krohn Conservatory, walkway from parking lot to front entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum setaceum
Location: Krohn Conservatory, walkway from parking lot to front entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum setaceum
Location: Krohn Conservatory, walkway from parking lot to front entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008
Pennisetum setaceum
Location: Krohn Conservatory, walkway from parking lot to front entrance
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Mid Summer 2008