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    Pennisetum orientale

    Oriental Fountain Grass

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    Item #: 208

    Zones: 6a to 8a, possibly colder

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 12" tall

    Culture: Sun to Part Sun

    Origin: Asia

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    P. orientale is a little known but wonderful grass with 18" tall dusty pink bottle brush plumes in late spring, much earlier than P. alopecuroides. P. orientale is great when used en masse, and is especially suited for smaller gardens, with each clump only reaching 12" in width.