Pennisetum setaceum

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Fountain Grass

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DERIVATION

setaceum

- Bristly

FAMILY

Poaceae (Grass Family) Other Plants in the Grass Family

HABIT

Grass/sedge

GROWTH FORM

Arching

RANGE

Africa, Temperate Asia

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Purple;pink

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 8 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well-drained soil

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

COMMON NAME(S)

Fountain Grass

SYNONYMS

Pennisetum ruppelii

Location Map for Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)
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Individual Location for Pennisetum setaceum:
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Accession
Number

Year

Location

No Map	210508*1	2021	Seed
1	251393*1	2025	Freyer - Newman Center, York Street

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FLOWERING:
When Pennisetum setaceum has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2006

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