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Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum

Common name: Chinese fountain grass

You will add a splash of colour to your garden with Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum', a remarkable ornamental grass.

-1 to -5°C

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9cm Pots

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	3 for £22.00	just £7.33 each
	5 for £32.00	just £6.40 each

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Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' is an easy-going and graceful ornamental grass with arching stems of colourful, rich reddish-purple foliage. Adding sensuality, colour and movement to your garden from spring right through to the first frosts each year. From July these grassy clumps produce soft and fluffy, burgundy, pink flower plumes which will collide and contrast as they weave through borders and create fountains in containers.Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' are the perfect choice for sensory gardens with their tactile stems and swishing sounds. They are also a fabulous cut or dried stem for floral arrangements and sure to shine out in your wildlife gardens or prairie planting. What's more they hold the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding and reliable performance in the garden.Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' is a half-hardy perennial which is most frequently grown as an annual in the UK. If you wish to keep it for longer then it requires protection from frost in a conservatory or heated greenhouse. Plants prefer moist, well-drained soil in full sun and reach a height of 1.5m and spread of 1.2m.

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Latin Name	Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum P9
Common Name	Chinese fountain grass
Hardiness	H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour	Red
Format	9cm Pots
Position	Full-Sun
Foliage	Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m)	1.50 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	1.20
AGM	Yes
Soil Conditions	Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect	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