Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln

• Position: full sun
• Soil: light, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to September
• Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection in cold areas)
  
  A charming, deciduous grass that forms a compact, low mound and produces long-lasting, soft, pinkish, brush-like flowers in late summer that resemble squirrel tails. The bright green leaves turn yellow in autumn. It’s a fairly undistinguished plant until the flowers appear, so use it alongside spring bulbs or early-flowering perennials.
  
  
• Garden care: Remove dead foliage in spring.