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Potted Pennisetum Grass - Description
- Pennisetum Grass Plant
- AKA Oriental Fountain Grass
- Evergreen Grass
- Speices: Hameln
- Variety: Compressum 'Hameln'
- Potted Grass Plant
- Pot Size: 2 Litre Pot
- Current Plant Size: 85cm
Potted Pennisetum Grass - Characteristics
- Excellent Pennisetum grass
- Forming masses of slender, arching leaves
- Habit: Clump Forming
- Final Height: 70cm
- Flower: Bristle Feather Heads Appear from Slender Foliage in Mid Summer
- Flowers Last into Winter
- Only Half Hardy to -5°C
Potted Pennisetum Grass - Planting Instructions
- Soak pot for about 3 minutes before planting
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Plant grass so that the root ball top is level with existing soil level
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Protect from frost in Winter
- Cut back to ground level each Spring
Potted Pennisetum Grass - Uses / Location
- Great addition to flower beds & herbaceous borders
- Use to add movement to flower beds
- Soft, slender leaves sway in the breeze
- Feathery plumes soften planting schemes
- Pennisetum look great when planted in blocks & groups
- Ideal for pots or containers
- Happy in most soils
- Avoid wet soils
- Contrasts well with bold & architectural plants
- This Pennisetum grass grows well on coastal or exposed sites
- Ideal for informal, cottage or grassland planting schemes
- Use in cut flower garden
- Pennisetum companion plants include Phormiums, Fatsia, Heuchera, Weiglea Purpurea & other grasses
