| Scientific Name: | Cenchrus alopecuroides ( syn. Pennisetum alopecuroides ) |
| Common Name: | fountain grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Australia / New Zealand, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Open, Upright |
| Form: | Round, Vase |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Waterside planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Basal, Leathery, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Filiform, Linear, Entire, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, Green-yellow, Purple, Dark-red, Brown, Black, Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Silver, Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves upright, jointed with other leaves at nodes; inflorescence bottle brush of fluffy spikelets; fruit green grain with long purple hair. | |