Karley Rose Oriental Fountain Grass

Karley Rose Oriental Fountain Grass

Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'

This ornamental grass forms a graceful with mounding clump is valued for its texture, movement, and four-season presence in the mixed border or mass planting.

  • Forms a dense mounding clump of gray-green blades.
  • Soft, dark pinkish-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes in early summer.
  • Upright and arching flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks.
  • Foliage turns a rich orange-bronze in the fall.
  • Foliage Height: 90 cm.
  • Grass Type: Warm Season.
  • Best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Moist, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
100.0 – 100.0
Mature Spread (meters)
90.0 – 120.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in a moist, well-drained or sandy soil, in full sun to light shade. If planted in too much shade this grass will not flourish and may not flower. Grass should be planted with the crown slightly above or at soil level. Foliage should be cut back to almost ground level in early spring to allow for new growth.Pennisetum orientalevery rarely self-seeds.

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