Pennisetum setaceum rubrum

Name: Pennisetum setaceum rubrum | MM Plants
SKU: PEN6Q180
Price: 7.20 GBP
Availability: InStock

£7.20

Purple fountain grass combines rich red foliage with arching silver-and-red flower plumes, creating a strong late-season accent; this tender grass needs frost-free protection through winter. Supplied in a 9 cm nursery pot.

48 in stock

UK delivery £9

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About this plant

Purple fountain grass combines rich red foliage with arching silver-and-red flower plumes, creating a strong late-season accent; this tender grass needs frost-free protection through winter.

Supplied in a 9 cm nursery pot. One live plant. Individual specimens vary naturally in height, leaf colour and form with age, season and growing conditions. Photographs show the variety; the specimen supplied may differ.

Growing and care

Light: Full sun
Mature height: Mature height: approximately 1–1.5 m.
Watering: Avoid waterlogging and allow excess water to drain freely.
Seasonal interest: Late summer and autumn.
Hardiness / temperature: RHS cultivation explicitly requires frost-free conditions. Overwinter above freezing under cover; do not treat this Rubrum as hardy P. alopecuroides. Recommended winter storage: frost-free, above 0°C; this is protection guidance, not a tested cultivar minimum.
Soil: Well-drained soil.

Additional information

Pot size	9 cm
Light	Full sun
Mature height	Mature height: approximately 1–1.5 m.
Watering	Avoid waterlogging and allow excess water to drain freely.
Seasonal interest	Late summer and autumn.
Hardiness / temperature	RHS cultivation explicitly requires frost-free conditions. Overwinter above freezing under cover; do not treat this Rubrum as hardy P. alopecuroides. Recommended winter storage: frost-free, above 0°C; this is protection guidance, not a tested cultivar minimum.
Soil	Well-drained soil.
Weight	1.000 kg
Dimensions	18.0 × 18.0 × 35.0 cm