A warm season perennial grass, grown as an annual north of zone 9. Foliage gets darker as the season gets hotter. A tender perennial frown as an annual in color hardiness zones.
Pronunciation
(penn-i-SEE-tum)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennial Tender
Hardiness Zone
(8)9-11
Sunlight
full for best color
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average
Temperature
heat lover
Leaves
saber shaped, start dapple green/purple, darken to deep burgundy purple, grass-like
Dimensions
2-3 by 2-3 feet (HS)
Propagation
division
Author's Notes
This has to be one of the darkest colored ornamental grass I have seen.