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Oriental Fountain Grass (Pennisetum orientale)

Oriental Fountain Grass

Pennisetum orientale produces pink, bottlebrush flowers rising well above arching clumps of graceful foliage in summer. Beautiful in mixed borders, rock gardens, or massed at waterside. Blooms in June with pink plumes.

Key Features

Compact tuft with abundant fuzzy pink flower spikes.
Graceful arching foliage.
Deer tolerant.

Growing Conditions

Full sun; light, fertile, well‑drained soil. Cut back previous year’s growth by early spring.

Care & Propagation

Start seeds indoors in early spring at 55–64°F, or divide plants in late spring/early summer. Usually problem‑free; occasional rust, eye spot, leaf spots.

Landscape Uses

Beds, borders, waterside; rock garden.

Quick Reference

Height	1–3 ft.
Spread	1–3 ft.
Growth Habit	Clumps
Growth Pace	Moderate
Light	Full Sun
Moisture	Medium
Maintenance	Low
Bloom Time	Summer, Late Summer
Flower Color	Pink
Type	Grass

Other: Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Tall, Classic Cottage Garden Biennial with Colorful Spikes; Stars of Persia (Allium christophii): Huge, Metallic Fuchsia Spheres for Early Summer; Drumstick Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon): Color-Changing Blooms for the Summer Garden; Brugmansia 'Pink Delight': The Angel's Trumpet with Stunning Pink Blooms; Dianthus alpinus (Alpine Pink): Cushion-Forming Rock Garden Gem; Lantana camara 'Pink Caprice': Lantana with Pale Pink and Yellow Butterfly Flowers; Variegated Purple Fountain Grass 'Fireworks' (Pennisetum 'Fireworks'); Oriental Fountain Grass (Pennisetum orientale); Sweetunia Soft Pink Morning Petunia; Surfinia Summer Double Pink: Heat-Tolerant Double Petunias That Shed Rain

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