Exemplar Horticulture
Photo credit - Bluebird Nursery
This attention-grabbing warm season tender perennial grass forms an elegant clump of green and cream striped leaves that blush pink with summer warmth; fluffy foxtail-like plumes are a pinky burgundy and rise gracefully above the foliage; lovely cut flower; deer resistant; drought tolerant once established.
Fluffy foxtail-like plumes are a pinky burgundy and rise gracefully above the foliage
Stunning in beds, borders, containers, seasonal and mass plantings, cottage, formal and water-wise gardens and as accent or specimen.
Pennisetum x advena 'Cherry Sparkler'
(Cherry Sparkler Fountain Grass)
Growing | Requirements |
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Zone |
9 (20°F/-7°C) |
Exposure |
Full sun |
Form | |
Foliage Height |
30" (76 cm) |
Width | 30" (76 cm) |
Flower Height |
36" (91 cm) |
Flower Colour | Long fluffy bottlebrush-like flowers of deep burgundy |
Bloom Time |
July - August |
Watering Needs | Moderate-Low |
Soil Preferences |
Prefers an average, well-drained soil type |