pennisetum alopecuroides 'prairie winds®' (desert plains fountain grass)
$20.95
- the narrow green foliage forms an upright vase shaped clump
- improved habit, flowering performance, and fall colour over 'cassian' and 'hameln'
- tips of foliage begin to turn deep red midsummer and transitions to shades of orange and gold in fall
- large purple showy bottlebrush plumes emerge in early fall and age to tan as season progresses
- bloom time: early fall
- warm season 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
- zone 5
- height 90-120cm
- spread 90-120cm
- colour brown
- 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 desert plains will not reseed
- full sun
- deer resistant
- heat tolerant
- low maintenance
- rock garden