Chinese Fountaingrass, Chinese Pennisetum, Dwarf Fountain Grass, Foxtail Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides

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Botanical Name:

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Pennisetum

Species:

alopecuroides

Common Name:

Chinese Fountaingrass, Chinese Pennisetum, Dwarf Fountain Grass, Foxtail Fountain Grass

Seeds Per Pound:
168,100
Quantity:
0.29 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
4-5 feet
Collection Locale:
Virginia
Arlington
Crop Year:
2023
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
In Stock: 0.29 lb
Prices
  • Pennisetum alopecuroides

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$4.95
1 oz (~ 10506 seeds)
$15.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, lightly mulch the seed bed.

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination usually takes place within 3 weeks. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.

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Pennisetum alopecuroides (Chinese Pennisetum, Dwarf Fountain Grass, Foxtail fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass) is a species of perennial grass native to Asia and Australia . Culms are erect, and 60–100 cm long; leaf-blades are erect or drooping; flat, or conduplicate, or involute; and from 10–45 cm long by 3–6 mm wide.
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov