Fountain grass, reed grass, prairie cordgrass, and maiden grass are examples of varieties that grow in excess of 5 feet tall and can be used as effective, low maintenance, low cost barriers around ...

Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum ... this grass-like plant is a bit thirstier than other sedge varieties. A ...

Annual varieties are mostly used in containers. Purple fountain grass is a favorite annual for large containers. Foerster’s feather reed grass is one of my favorites. Plants stand up straight as ...

Cut spent foliage and seed heads down near the soil surface in February, in time for new growth. The plants are cold- and drought-tolerant. Will my purple fountain grass come back after the winter ...

but there are two highly colorful varieties of hakonechloa (Japanese forest grass) that thrive in shade. Hardy to minus 20 and forming graceful 1½ -foot-tall fountain-shaped mounds, Hakonechloa ...

Many grasses are sterile and will not self-seed. One of the more popular perennial grasses that is not hardy in this area is purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'). This fast-growing ...

Red fountain grass is at its best in full sun and average ... These are clump-forming plants that range in size from 14 feet tall to dwarf varieties measured in inches. Among the characteristics ...

Now, new and improved fountain grasses are on the market ... not been very successful with tomatoes the past few years. What varieties do you recommend for planting in spring?

If fountain grass gets a bit droopy after time, dividing the clump may help. Like many perennials that spread in widening circles, fountain grasses (pennisetum species) tend to weaken at the ...