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.
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Description
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
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 |























