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Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum'
Purple Fountain Grass
Zone 9
Full Sun- Part Shade
4'H 3'W
Clumping, warm season grass with narrow, green arching leaves. Foliage emerges green and turns to burgundy early in summer. Large, purple, bottle brush-like flowers emerge in late summer, arching outwards like a fountain. Flowers turn brown and persist until early winter. Tolerant of drought, wet soils, erosion and air pollution.
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