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Pennisetum setaceum rubrum

£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

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