Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
Bring elegance, striking color, and graceful movement to your space with this showy plant. Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass has rich burgundy foliage and long, arching, crimson plumes from late summer to late fall. It is a four-season beauty, however, as the dried grass and seed heads provide winter interest. The plant has an upright, arching habit reaching a height of 30-36 inches. Its many awards include the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
An easy-care plant, it is heat and drought tolerant. It is pest and disease free, plus deer avoid it. Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass is dramatic when planted in clusters, mass plantings, or alone. Use it to screen something unsightly, or to soften driveways and courtyards. Make it a focal point in containers or with cut flowers.
Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass Care
This is an easy-care plant. It needs no deadheading. Give it a low to average amount of water. Plant Pennisetum in light, moderately fertile, well-drained soil. For best results, locate it in part sun to sun.
Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass Spacing
In the landscape space plants 18-24 inches apart. Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass has a spread of 12-24 inches.
Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 9 to 11 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Sun to Full Sun (5+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 2.5-3 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 1-2 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Upright
- Water Needs
- Dry
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- Flower Description
- Pink
- Bloom Time
- Late Summer to Fall
- Foliage Color
- , Purple, Black
- Foliage Description
- Purple
- Foliage Type
- , Herbaceous
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering, 3 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass
- Botanical Name
- Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
- Brand
- Proven Winners
- Plant Type
- Annual
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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