Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Foliage

Bloom Color • Apricot • Red

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers • For Bird Lovers

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Purple-leaved Fountain Grass

Striking long-arching, burgundy-purple foliage grows in upright clumps. The feathery plumes start out rosy-purple and will eventually rise up two feet above the foliage, changing to a soft brown as they mature.

Pennisetum (pen-i-see'-tum)

Family: Poaceae · Common Name: Fountain Grass

This genus offers a nice selection of fountain grasses of various sizes and foliage and plume colors. The fuzzy foxtail plumes grace the arching stems in the early summer through the winter garden. Excellent for containers, borders and en mass plantings.