Description | 'Ginger Love' Pennisetum (Pennisetum alopecuroides) is a hardy to tender perennial grown for the arching dark red plumes and 3-foot plants. Hardy to zone 6. |
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Pronunciation | (penn-i-SEE-tum) |
Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | 6 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | large, dark red inflorescence or plumes, held on arching stems |
Dimensions | 3 by 3 feet, mounded with arcing flower scapes |
Maintenance | deadhead to prevent reseeding will reseed in favorable conditions |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | Intrinsic Perennials, Hebron, Illinois USA |