pennisetum rubrum purple fountain grass. Fireworks is a relatively new, highly variegated version of purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum). Purple fountain grass has been grown here successfully for years, and Fireworks does ... Pennisetum 'Rubrum' (purple fountain grass) ADVERTISEMENT 'Jester,' 'Purple Baron,' 'Purple Majesty' millet 'King Tut' and 'Baby Tut' papyrus 'Kong' coleus 'Magilla Purple' perilla 'Vision Yellow' New ... The most well known of the Pennisetums, Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’, commonly called Purple Fountain Grass, is the showiest of the genus, though all species are quite ornamental in form, texture, and coloring.
Q I bought some purple fountain grass at a sale this summer for about a dollar. It is lovely, but the tag says “will not survive winter in cold areas.” Is there any hope for it, and if so, how ... Depending on which type you choose, fountain grass (Pennisetum) can be a deciduous warm-season perennial grass or an annual grass with an elegant mounding habit and cascading fountain-like foliage. Feathery bottlebrush flower spikes provide late-season interest, blooming from summer into fall. The Pennisetum genus includes a variety of ornamental grasses known for their soft, fuzzy flower plumes. Part of the Poaceae family, these plants are also commonly referred to as fountain grasses.
