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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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