Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum'

Also Known As

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Purple Fountain Grass
Rose Fountain Grass

Plant type

perennial, grass / grass like

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

9a-11

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Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum' plant details

Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum' is a semi-evergreen perennial grass (or grassy in appearance) with burgundy foliage. In fall and summer burgundy flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun - bright shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum'

Plant type: perennial grass (or grassy in appearance)
Plant family: poaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen burgundy
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: burgundy blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, rock garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum'

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Treat yourself every year to this spectacular annual grass. You're worth it! Purple fountain grass forms clumps of bold arching burgundy foliage. From mid-summer to early autumn it bears masses of pink to purplish pink furry plumes that arch above the foliage. Use in mixed perennial beds, mass plantings, as well as in mixed containers. It looks good with almost everything.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A warm season grass with bold, burgundy colored foliage forming upright, arching clumps 5' tall. Purple-red flowers form continously through the warm season on nodding 12? plumes. In the late season the rich foliage is topped with the fuzzy soft brown heads of mature flowers adding another season of interest. The foliage turns straw-colored with the first frost and the entire mass seems to melt as the storms and winds of winter tear at their form. Useful as an accent, massed in groups, or in containers. We have a large grouping of Pennisetum 'Rubrum' in our garden which the neighbor children use for a number of engaging games. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun. Produces only occasional seedlings. Rapid growth in the warm season and can be used as an annual color in colder areas. Hardy to 25F. Garden origin.

By: Native Sons

Bronze-red foliage with 3" tawny pink flower plumes in late summer create a fountain effect in a large container. One of the combos we like is this with Coleus 'Inky Fingers' and the Ipomoea 'Carolina Purple'.