Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Purple Fountain Grass

USDA Hardiness Zone 9-10 TENDER

Striking annual cultivar that provides a very long season of interest. Maroon foliage and flower are a wonderful accent in a container or garden setting.

Height

30-48 Inches

Spread

24 Inches

Color

Mixed

Bloom Time

June-October

Good Companions

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), New York Aster (Aster dumosus), Blue Wild Indigo, False Indigo (Baptisia x variicolor), Blackberry Lily (Belamcanda chinensis), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), Tickseed (Coreopsis ), Coneflower (Echinacea ), Showy Geranium (Geranium x magnificum), Helen's Flower (Helenium ), Daylily (Hemerocallis ), Asiatic Lily (Lilium ), Bee Balm (Monarda didyma), Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes & Uses

•	Crafts
•	Dried Flowers
•	Containers
•	Cut Flowers

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Exposure

•

Full Sun

Foliage Color

•

Maroon

Season of Interest (Flowering)

•	Summer
•	Winter
•	Fall

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Winter
•	Summer
•	Fall

Soil Moisture Preference

•	Moist but well-drained
•	Rich