The Plants
Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'
fountain grass

£9.00
A tall Pennisetum with arching, linear, light green leaves and softly bottlebrush-like, long, narrow, ivory-white spikelets in panicles
Type
- Grasses
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Contemporary style garden
- Gravel garden
- Specimen
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Drought tolerant
- Ground cover
- Winter interest
- Autumn interest
- Architectural
Care instructions
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in early spring before growth begins Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Dimensions
Size: Medium
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 200cm
Eventual spread: 150cm
Positions
- Sun
Aspects
- South
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Coastal