Description
Cenchrus→Fountain Grass (Cenchrus alopecuroides)
| Fountain Grass |
| Chinese Fountain Grass |
| Cenchrus alopecuroides | Accepted |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides | Synonym |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens | Synonym |
| Cenchrus compressus | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | about 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: purplish-tan |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Inflorescence Height: | about 4 feet |
| Foliage Mound Height: | about 3 feeet |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Stolons and runners |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
