Piglet Fountain Grass

Piglet Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Piglet'

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 narrow deep green leaves.
  • Soft miniature creamy-tan bottlebrush-like flower spikes.
  • Flowers rise above the foliage on upright and sometimes arching stalks.
  • Foliage turns a rich golden-yellow in the fall.
  • Foliage Height: 25 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
Well-drained, Moist
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
50.0 – 50.0
Mature Spread (meters)
30.0 – 40.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Fall
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in a moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to light shade. If planted in too much shade this grass will not flourish and may not flower. Foliage should be cut back to about 10 cm in early spring to allow for new growth. Pennisetum can reseed in optimum conditions.

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