£9.00

From July onwards the airy, feathery seed heads cast a silvery halo that sways gently in the breeze. Plant Pennisetum orientale en masse for elegant ground cover, or dot it among herbaceous borders where it mingles beautifully with summer perennials.

Type

• Grasses

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Contemporary style garden
• Gravel garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance
• Drought tolerant
• Ground cover
• Winter interest
• Architectural

Care instructions

Grow in any fertile, light, well drained garden soil, in full sun. Although plants are hardy, they will benefit from the added protection of a dry mulch of bark or straw to protect the crown of the plant over the winter. Once you have enjoyed the autumn and winter interest of this plant, you should cut back any dead foliage and faded flowers in the spring.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 45cm

Eventual spread: 30cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline

Special conditions

• Coastal