Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails'
Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Fairy Tails', Chinese fountain grass 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum compressum 'Fairy Tails'
Pennisetum Pennisetum
'Fairy Tails' _ 'Fairy Tails' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial grass with flat, linear, pointed, grey-green leaves and, in summer, narrow, pendent panicles of pink-flushed, golden-brown spikelets.
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
Flushed pink, Yellow-brown in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring.
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Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' (Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Planted in groups, Prairie planting, Rock
Plant in light, moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. May need winter protection in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails'
Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Fairy Tails', Chinese fountain grass 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum compressum 'Fairy Tails'
Pennisetum Pennisetum
'Fairy Tails' _ 'Fairy Tails' is an upright, clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial grass with flat, linear, pointed, grey-green leaves and, in summer, narrow, pendent panicles of pink-flushed, golden-brown spikelets.
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
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Flushed pink, Yellow-brown in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring.
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Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' (Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Planted in groups, Prairie planting, Rock
Plant in light, moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. May need winter protection in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' (Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails')
Rice leaf nematode; Strawberry crimp disease nematode; White tip nematode; White tip nematode of rice
Aphelenchoides besseyi
Nematode
Absent
2
3
Damaging nematode affecting rice crops and strawberry production in warmer climates; could potentially present a threat to strawberry production and ornamental production in protected environments. But modern production practices seem to reduce likelihood of impacts. Pest is also regulated at EU level; which reduces likelihood of entry.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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This plant likes... | Garden match | |
Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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