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Purple Fountain Grass 'Red Riding Hood' (Pennisetum setaceum 'Red Riding Hood')

Purple Fountain Grass 'Red Riding Hood'

Purple Fountain Grass 'Red Riding Hood' (Pennisetum setaceum 'Red Riding Hood') is a compact, dwarf cultivar of purple fountain grass with deep burgundy foliage and showy, smoky-red bottlebrush plumes. Perfect for small gardens and containers.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Pennisetum (pen-ih-SEE-tum)
Species:	setaceum (se-TAY-see-um)
Cultivar:	Red Riding Hood (aka Graceful Grasses® Red Riding Hood)

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