Description
Easily grown from Fountain Grass seeds, this beautiful variety is commonly called Black Fountain Grass or Chinese Fountain Grass..This black ornamental grass has fuzzy flower spikes that are a smoky purple-black color, and they emerge in late summer and contrast nicely with the fine, deep green foliage..Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass makes a wonderful accent in the sunny landscape, or plant it in drifts for a massed effect. The ornamental grasses will dance and sway in the breezes..This ornamental grass does best in the northern regions or areas with cooler summers. Ornamental grass care includes cutting the plants back in the spring to allow new foliage to grow, and a modest fertilizer also put down in the spring will keep the plant healthy..Once established, Fountain grass is a very hardy, drought tolerant plant that will withstand most any soil type except for poorly drained soil.
