| Description | An early blooming Pennisetum with red hued flower heads produced in abundance. |
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| Pronunciation | (penn-i-SEE-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | large, red hued inflorescence, held above the foliage |
| Dimensions | 3-4, mounded fountain shaped |
| Maintenance | dead head to prevent reseeding |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species plants native to Japan and western Asia found growing in sunny, open low lands |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Illinois USA in 1998. Originated from seedlings of Pennisetum alopecuroides National Arboretum. |
| Misc Facts | From Latin penna for feather and seta for bristle referring to the shape of the inflorescence. Many self seed and are becoming weeds. It is advisable to cut back before seed forms |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke), Intrinsic Perennials web site |
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