Pennesetum alopecuroides

Name:  Pennisetum alopecuroides
Common Name:  fountain grass				Family:  Poaceae
Deciduous        x     Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous          x    Perennial
Habit: clump forming densely tufted	Hard. Zone:   usda 6		Mature Size:  .6 to 1.2m spread by .6 to 1.5 tall
Leaf: flat, linear, pointed mid to dark green leaves					Fall/Winter Color:
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: yellow green to dark purple spikelets						Infl.: spike, oblong panicle
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec.  (bears infl.)
Water Use:        High          Low		Soil:        Rich       Lean         x    Well-drained					Exposure:     x   Sun       Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  ornamental		Limitations: rust, leaf spot					Other Features:  cut back dead top growth by early spring