Pennisetum alopecuroides
SWAMP FOXTAIL GRASS, CHINESE FOUNTAIN GRASS
Poaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or grass

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

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Origins: Australia, Sydney region region, NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, TAS, Tropical Asia

Other Botanical Names: Alopecurus hordeiformis, Cenchrus purpurascens, Panicum alopecuroides, Pennisetum compressum, Pennisetum hordeiforme, Pennisetum japonicum

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Pennisetum alopecuroides
SWAMP FOXTAIL GRASS, CHINESE FOUNTAIN GRASS
Poaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or grass

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: green & purple-brown

Flowering Time: early summer to late autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental, contemporary, coastal, cottage & bush designs

Uses: informal hedge, informal edging, mass planting, accents, border, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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