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Sassy Seed Heads Collection

Common name: Chinese fountain grass

Experience the dramatic beauty of 'Black Beauty' Pennisetum, with its striking black foliage and fluffy white plumes.

-1 to -5°C
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9cm Pots
3 for £21.00
just £7.00 each
9 for £38.00
just £4.22 each
15 for £48.00
just £3.20 each
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A bold collection of grasses that is full of attitude and will add shape and movement to your planting. Shades of silver, purple and red sat aloft narrow foliage in shades of green will add texture and architecture through summer and into autumn. Happy to naturalise if left, but also perfect for planting individually in a container as a statement plant. Collection will thrive in full sun or partial shade in well-draining soil.Collection ComprisesPennisetum alopecuroides 'Black Beauty' - Height 1.5m. Spread 1m. Deep purple bottlebrush flowers appear from June to November above green foliage. Half-hardy perennial.Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' - Height and spread 1.2m. Upright green foliage becoming bright red in late summer darkening into autumn. In early autumn burgundy blooms appear on arching stems. Hardy perennial.Deschampsia cespitosa 'Palava' - Height and spread 60cm. Neat and evergreen, silver tufty flowers appear from June to August above dark green, narrow foliage. Hardy perennial.
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Key Information
Included In this Collection Panicum virgatum Shenandoah 9cm Pot Pennisetum Black Beauty P9 Deschampsia cespitosa Palava 9cm Pot
Latin Name Pennisetum Black Beauty P9
Common Name Chinese fountain grass
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Black
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.80
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
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

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