Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)
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  • Clump-formering grasses
  • Bottlebrush-like seed-heads
  • Wonderful in mass plantings or as specimens.  
  • Tolerant of all soil types
  • May reseed into beds and lawn when happy. 

'Hameln'

  • Dwarf variety
  • Season long interest
  • Pairs great with late-season perennials and colorful shrubs in a mixed border
  • Bloom Time: Late Summer
  • 24"H x 24"W

'Jambalaya'

  • Sterile variety, no seeding into the lawn
  • A great substitute for alopecuroides
  • Long-lasting pink plumes over rounded mounds of slender green foliage.
  • Bloom time: Late Summer
  • 36" H x 30" W

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