Pennisetum alopecuroides (Chinese fountain grass)
Other names: Pennisetum compressum, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisteum
P. alopecuroides is a clump-forming, densely-tufted, evergreen perennial grass with flat, linear, mid- to dark green leaves and, in summer and autumn, cylindrical panicles of bristly, yellow-green to dark purple spikelets.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' (Fountain grass 'Fairy Tails')
Other names: Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Fairy Tails', Chinese fountain grass 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum compressum '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.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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