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 |