Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' ~ Red Head Fountain GrassRed Head Fountain Grass is a compact ornamental grass with slender, vivid green arching foliage that turns yellow in fall. Its fluffy bottle brush like flower spikes are a deep burgundy red that silvers out and bloom from late summer through fall. Prefers part sun and well drained soils. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Eastern Asia to Western Australia Height: 3' 4' Spread: 2' 3' Spacing: 2. 5 USDA

Red Head Fountain Grass is a compact ornamental grass with slender, vivid green arching foliage that turns yellow in fall.  Its fluffy bottle-brush like flower spikes are a deep burgundy-red that silvers out and bloom from late summer through fall.  Prefers part sun and well-drained soils.  Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Water regularly.  Cut foliage to ground in winter.  Watch for rust or leaf spot in high humidity conditions.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging,, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower

IMAGES: Plenuska, Das Lampenputzergras, lat. Pennisetum alopecuroides 06, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) manuel m. v., Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' o Sericura, (3) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.