| Scientific Name: | Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' |
| Common Name: | purple ornamental millet |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Africa, South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (true), Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Open, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Attract birds, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Lustrous, Linear, Ciliate, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, White, Yellow, Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Upright annual grass about 1m tall; leaf blades 20-30cm long x 2-3cm wide, bronze-purple, ligules hairy; spikelets in a spike about 15cm long, bottle-brush or rush-like. | |