purple fountain grass - Vinland Valley Nursery

Type:: annual foliage, annual grasses, annuals — color all summer
Notable Traits:: fast-growing, great cut flowers, resistant: deer, resistant: disease, resistant: rabbit, striking foliage, tolerates harsh roadside conditions
Hardiness:: Zone 8 – 11
Mature Height:: 24-36in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure), part sun/morning shade (western exposure), part to full shade (4 hours or less sun), part to full sun (4 hours or more sun), sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant
Bloom Shape:: spike

Description

A drought tolerant clumps of maroon grass topped with rose-red flower spikes. Beautiful as landscape specimen or planted in mass. Unlike the species, this cultivar does not reseed. Quick annual color adding height and drama.