Botanical Name: Pennisetum messiacum
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Common Name: Red Bunny Tails  
Plant photo of: Pennisetum messiacum
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Annual, Grass

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Purple, Red

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: El Nativo Growers, Inc.

  • Description

  • Notes

Red Bunny Tails is a tender perennial, and so should be treated as an annual in our region. It has a clumping habit and dark, almost black flowers that wave in the wind. It grows about 20 inches tall and wide, and about 30 inches in flower.