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Pennisetum Alopecuroides Prairie Winds Desert Plains Fountain Grass

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Growth Height Max 48 in.

Growth Width Max 48 in.

Exposure Full

Soil Moisture Low

Hardiness Zone Maximum Zone 9b

Hardiness Zone Minimum Zone 5a

Growth Height Max 48 in.

Growth Width Max 48 in.

Exposure Full

Soil Moisture Low

Hardiness Zone Maximum Zone 9b

Hardiness Zone Minimum Zone 5a

Description

Pennisetum Alopecuroides Prairie Winds® 'Desert Plains' Fountain Grass prefers full sun and thrives in fairly dry soils. Prairie Winds® 'Desert Plains' Fountain Grass has dense, upright, vase-shaped foliage that appears bright green in summer and turns red as the season progresses, adding shades of orange and gold in the fall. Large, smoky purple bottlebrush flowers appear above the leaves in mid to late summer. This grass is suitable for beds, borders, containers, and grouping.

Ideal for USDA Zones 5-9
Prefers full sun
Dense, upright, vase-shaped foliage begins green in summer, turns red, then adds shades of orange and gold in fall
Large, smoky purple, bottlebrush plumes appear above the foliage in mid to late summer
Suitable for beds, borders, containers, and focal groups
Thrives in fairly dry soils
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Description

Ideal for USDA Zones 5-9
Prefers full sun
Dense, upright, vase-shaped foliage begins green in summer, turns red, then adds shades of orange and gold in fall
Large, smoky purple, bottlebrush plumes appear above the foliage in mid to late summer
Suitable for beds, borders, containers, and focal groups
Thrives in fairly dry soils
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Perennial

Prairie Winds

alopecuroides

Grass

Pennisetum

Pennisetum Alopecuroides Prairie Winds Desert Plains Fountain Grass, Chinese Fountaingrass, Chinese Pennisetum, Dwarf Fountain Grass, Foxtail Fountain Grass, Swamp Foxtail Grass

PP20751

Zone 9b

Zone 5a

36 in.

48 in.

36 in.

48 in.

Moderate

Acidic (<6.0),Slightly Acidic (6.0 to 6.4),Neutral (6.5 to 7.5)

Bed,Border,Focal Point,Small Groups,Specimen

Mounding,Upright

Full

Low

Deer,Rabbit

Low

Heat

Spring,Summer,Fall

Smoky Purple

Fall

Seed

Clay,Loamy,Sandy

Registered

Fountain Grass

'Desert Plains'

Desert Plains

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