Pennisetum advena
Foreign fountaingrass · Purple fountain grass
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Hybrid Fountain Grass hails from brightly lit, open habitats where it flourishes under complete sunshine. While it can withstand semi-shady conditions, it favorably grows best when exposed to unfiltered sunlight. This plant, which has a lifecycle that spans one or two years, is renowned for its affinity for sunlight.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Hybrid Fountain Grass exhibits considerable flexibility in dealing with temperature, possessing the ability to endure both higher temperatures and remarkable temperature fluctuations. In instances of high temperatures, it's crucial to monitor its water levels and provide sufficient shade to guard against sunburn. Nevertheless, Hybrid Fountain Grass's ability to tolerate colder temperatures is rather limited. Although it can endure moderate cold, extremely chilly conditions can result in frost damage.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
When the Hybrid Fountain Grass has unfurled the majority of its blossoms to full expansion, it signals the need to recommence fertilizing. Initiate the fertilization process once more every three to four weeks as the climate allows, precisely when the blossoms are producing maximally. However, once the Hybrid Fountain Grass commences the reduction in the production of new blossoms, cease fertilization as it's unnecessary to fertilize when the plant has reached its bloom production limit.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Perennial
- Genus
- Pennisetum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Size
- 10.16 cm to 15.24 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter