Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba'
Fountain grass 'Summer Samba', African fountain grass 'Summer Samba', Purple fountain grass 'Summer Samba', Ruby grass 'Summer Samba'
Pennisetum Pennisetum
'Summer Samba' _ 'Summer Samba' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass, often grown as an annual, with flat, linear, upright to arching, dark maroon to bronze-green leaves and, in summer, narrow, soft, long-bristled panicles of silvery, reddish-pink to reddish-purple flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.
Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Arching, Upright
Reddish-purple, Reddish pink in Summer
Bronze-green, Maroon in Spring; Maroon, Bronze-green in Summer; Maroon, Bronze-green in Autumn
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring.
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Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba' (Fountain grass 'Summer Samba') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.6m 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.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba'
Fountain grass 'Summer Samba', African fountain grass 'Summer Samba', Purple fountain grass 'Summer Samba', Ruby grass 'Summer Samba'
Pennisetum Pennisetum
'Summer Samba' _ 'Summer Samba' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass, often grown as an annual, with flat, linear, upright to arching, dark maroon to bronze-green leaves and, in summer, narrow, soft, long-bristled panicles of silvery, reddish-pink to reddish-purple flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Arching, Upright
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Reddish-purple, Reddish pink in Summer
Bronze-green, Maroon in Spring; Maroon, Bronze-green in Summer; Maroon, Bronze-green in Autumn
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring.
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Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba' (Fountain grass 'Summer Samba') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.6m 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.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
Pennisetum setaceum 'Summer Samba' (Fountain grass 'Summer Samba')
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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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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