| Scientific Name: | Cenchrus setaceus ( syn. Pennisetum setaceum ) |
| Common Name: | fountain grass |
| Family Name: | Poaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Africa - tropical, Central / west Asia, South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as), Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Open, Upright |
| Form: | Mounded, Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Specimen plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Grass-like, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Rugose, Linear, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Spikelet, White, Purple, Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Grain (caryopsis), Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Perennial up to 1.5m tall; leaves 30cm long x 1.5cm wide, 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). | |