Scientific Name:	Pennisetum orientale
Pronunciation:	pen-ih-SEE-tum or-ee-un-TAY-lee
Common Name:	oriental fountain grass
Family Name:	Poaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:	Grass tall, 60cm; leaves 2mm wide, midgreen, ridged, raised midrib underside; inflorescence fluffy, fuzzy,arching, tan panicle, July; fruit seeds, Aug-Sept.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Arching, Dense, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Summer dry, Winter dry Landscape Uses: Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Grass-like Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation Surfaces: Colour in Fall: Bluish Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acuminate Margins: Serrulate

Inflorescence Type: Spike-like, Spikelet Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep

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

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Drought resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Rust

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden Location Map

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