| Fountain
Grass - Pennisetum |
| Ferns/Groundcover/Perennials |
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| Conservation
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| Description:
1-3' upright-open, mound
forming plant. This plant does well as a transition grass between
formal and natural areas. Fountain Grass flowers, July through
the fall, with its color changing from a whitish purple to coppery
purple, that will persist into winter. It prefers full sun to
very light shade. Fountain grass does well in any fertile, moist
wet or well-drained soil. It is also great for erosion control. |
PLANT USE KEY
C = Christmas Tree
E = Enivornmental Forestry
F = Human Food
H = Habitat/Food Wildlife
N = Native
S = Shelterbelt
T = Timber
W = Watershed
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