Scientific Name:	Pennisetum setaceum
Pronunciation:	pen-ih-SEE-tum suh-TAY-see-um
Common Name:	fountain grass
Family Name:	Poaceae
Plant Type:	Annual, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:	Perennial to 1.5 m; leaves 30 cm x 1.5 cm, venation parallel, purple-black, with a green midrib below and a catching edge; spikelets arranged in a dense, purple spike (green leafed, white flowered cultivars also available).
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 2355, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Arching, Open, Upright Form: Mounded, Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Africa, South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low, Moderate Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. ‘Rubrum’ and P. ‘Purpureum’.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Rugose Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acuminate Bases: Sheathing Margins: Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Spike-like, Spikelet Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Purple Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Grain (caryopsis) Fruit Colour: Brown, (Purple) Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Rust, ( Pest resistant )

Location(s): (BED) BEDding, container, or basket Location Map

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