species
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain grass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Pennisetum alopecuroides belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Fountain grass, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 90 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from August to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 90 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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