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Perennial Alternatives to Purple Fountain Grass

Purple fountain grass is annual (sterile seed). Perennial substitutes: Switchgrass cultivars 'Shenandoah', 'Heavy Metal', 'Cheyenne Sky' (red/purple foliage); Muhly grass (pink fall plumes). Check photos online.

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Garden Articles

Purple Coneflower Collapse: Wet Soil and Fungal Rot

Helping Purple Fountain Grass Survive Winter

Purple Fountain Grass 'Rubrum' (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

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Purple Fountain Grass 'Cupreum' (Pennisetum setaceum): A Colorful, Arching Grass with Copper-Red Plumes

Groundcover Alternatives to Grass: Beyond Clover

Pruning 'Homestead Purple' Verbena: Cut Hard in March for Summer Blooms

Plants

Reviving Purple Fountain Grass in Containers

Purple Fountain Grass: Division, Seeds, and Overwintering in Zone 7b

Fountain Grass Spring Cutback

Reviving Declining Sod with Annual Topdressing

Reviving Purple Fountain Grass in Urns

Dwarf Fountain Grass – Buff Plumes, Golden Fall Color, Low Water

Fireworks Fountain Grass – Striped Blades & Purple Tassels