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Oriental Fountain Grass 'Karley Rose' (Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose')

Oriental Fountain Grass 'Karley Rose'

Oriental Fountain Grass 'Karley Rose' (Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose') is a graceful, clump-forming grass with arching, deep green foliage and smoky-rose bottlebrush plumes that bloom from early summer to frost. A long-blooming, non-invasive selection.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Pennisetum (pen-ih-SEE-tum)
Species:	orientale (or-ee-en-TAY-lee)
Cultivar:	Karley Rose (PP12909)
Hybridized by:	Skwiot
Registered/Introduced:	1999

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