Purple Fountain Grass
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Purple Fountain Grass blooms from July through October.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Purple Fountain Grass
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 3.9 ft tall and 3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Purple Fountain Grass
Plant Purple Fountain Grass in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 9 to 11 range, spring means January to March and fall means October or November. Once settled, it blooms from July to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 9 in January.
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