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Fountain Grass is an attractive foliage plant with many varieties providing a spectacular fall display. The deeply colored foliage paired with the bottlebrush plumes looks spectacular in the fall landscape. Pennisetums are hardy growers, requiring little and giving much. They rarely show disease or pest problems, and grow well with lower levels of moisture.
Pennisetum grows best in consistently moist soil but can easily handle drier soils. They are not aquatic plants and as such do not tolerate over-watering well. Grown in rich loamy soils, Pennisetum will flourish. While they can be grown in rocky or sandy soils, extra care should be taken to make sure adequate water is available. Pennisetums should not require excessive fertilization and are generally pest-free plants.
Pennisetum prefers full sun, but tolerates light shade. Most Pennisetum varieties are cold hardy perennials to zone 5. However, some varieties are not winter hardy in zones colder than 9.
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