Botanical Name: Pennisetum orientale
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Common Name: Oriental Fountain Grass  
Plant photo of: Pennisetum orientale
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Grass

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

There is some disagreement on the winter hardiness of Oriental fountain grass, with some sources placing it in USDA Zone 5 or 6, some in Zone 7. Like P. alopecuroides, it is a clumping, warm-season grass, though it is thought to be more floriferous, with spectacular pinkish white flowers in summer and sometimes fall. Flower plumes change to light brown. Foliage is a bright green that changes to straw color as winter approaches. This grass is 2-1/2 feet tall and wide. This grass is striking if backlit to show off flower plumes.