Bunny Tails (Pennisetum messiacum)

Bunny Tails

Pennisetum messiacum is an annual grass producing deep pink flowers that resemble rabbits’ tails. Flowers persist throughout the season. Forms a tidy, evergreen clump 2 feet high and 3 feet wide.

Key Features

• Unique deep pink rabbit‑tail flowers.
• Long‑lasting blooms; tidy clump.
• Attracts songbirds; self‑sows.

Growing Conditions

Light, average, well‑drained soil in full sun. Cut back previous year’s foliage by early spring where hardy.

Care & Propagation

Sow seed in early spring at 55–65°F. Problems: rust, eye spot, leaf spots.

Landscape Uses

Beds, borders, containers, dried flower, ground covers, naturalizing; suitable as annual.

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