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Pennisetum setaceum 'Cherry Sparkler' ~ Cherry Sparkler Pennisteum, Fountain Grass

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Pennisetum setaceum 'Cherry Sparkler' ~ Cherry Sparkler Pennisteum, Fountain Grass
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  • Size: 1 GALLON

Cheery Sparkler Pennisetum is a dramatic warm season ornamental grass with narrow green and cream variegated foliage with pink or rose hues that vary in intensity.  Upright stems sporting fluffy burgundy bottle-brush like flower spikes bloom throughout summer and turn brown in fall.  Grows best with full sun and medium well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

1.5' - 3'

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

8 - 10

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Water regularly.  Cut foliage to ground in winter.  

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower

IMAGE: Photo by Serres Fortier, Pennisetum Setaceum Cherry Sparkler

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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