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Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln

Common name: Chinese fountain grass

Experience the beauty of 'Hameln' with its cascading, feathery plumes and lush green foliage.

-1 to -5°C
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9cm Pots
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Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln introduces movement and texture into your garden. Graceful, arching stems, hold tactile, purple-tinged inflorescences in summer.Hameln is fantastic as a contrast against other perennials. Narrow, long green leaves form compact, rounded clumps which turn yellow in autumn, then becomes brown and wispy during winter. The fluffy, brush-like, spikelets are perfect as part of a sensory garden and outstanding for adding texture to arrangements when cut or dried for your home.Known also as the Chinese Fountain Grass, native to moist grasslands of Asia. Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society for outstanding performance in the garden.Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln is hardy to around -5 C and would appreciate some protection during the coldest of winter weather. She prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun or part shade reaching an approximate height and spread of 75cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln P9
Common Name Chinese fountain grass
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Silver
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 1.00
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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