Standard Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides
  • Botanical Name: Pennisetum alopecuroides
  • Plant Type: Ornamental Grass
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun
  • Water Demand: Medium
  • Landscape Use: Border - Mixed, Deer Resistant, Focal Point/Specimen Plant
  • Ornamental Color: Gold
  • Native or Adapted: Adapted
  • Wildlife Value: Birds
  • Season: Summer, Fall
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Deciduous
  • Plant Form: Upright
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 1' - 4'
  • Plant Height: 2' - 4'

Description

Plumes are 4 to 10 inches long and are borne on long, arching stems.