Red Head Fountain Grass is a compact ornamental grass with slender, vivid green arching foliage that turns yellow in fall. Its fluffy bottle-brush like flower spikes are a deep burgundy-red that silvers out and bloom from late summer through fall. Prefers part sun and well-drained soils. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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Origins:
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Eastern Asia to Western Australia
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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2' - 3'
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Spacing:
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2.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Red
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Water regularly. Cut foliage to ground in winter. Watch for rust or leaf spot in high humidity conditions.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging,, Woodland Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower
IMAGES: Plenuska, Das Lampenputzergras, lat. Pennisetum alopecuroides 06, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) manuel m. v., Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head' o Sericura, (3) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
