Grow guide
How to grow Fountain Grass Hameln
Pennisetum alopecuroides
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 300–400 days
- Spacing
- 24″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Prune Annual
Notes
Compact perennial fountain grass to 2 ft with silvery-white bottlebrush plumes from mid-summer; one of the hardiest Pennisetum cultivars.
More ornamental grass varieties
Grows well nearby
Track Fountain Grass Hameln from seed to harvest with Evengrow.
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