Purple Fountain Grass is a dramatic warm season ornamental grass with narrow bronze-burgundy foliage until fall when it turns brown. Upright stems sporting fluffy burgundy bottle-brush like flower spikes bloom throughout summer and slowly that fades or turns brown after frost. Grows best with full sun and medium well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Evergreen in frost-free areas.
Occasionally mistaken for and sold as P. setaceum 'Rubrum', but P. x advena 'Rubrum' it is larger and does not self-seed.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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P. macrostachyum x P. setaceum Hybrid
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Height:
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3' - 5'
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Spread:
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3' - 4'
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Spacing:
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1.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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9 - 11
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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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
IMAGES: Colorful grasses, Pennisetum X Advena Rubrum, (2) Plant Right, Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
