Pennisetum incomptum
Family - Poaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Northern China, Himalayas
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.2m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Terrace
Description: A Deciduous Perennial grass that produces clumps of foliage, but can spread if left unchecked. Long, slender, arching leaves are linear in shape and bright green. Small, lilac-purple flowers age quickly to a tAwny-buff shade. The flowers are held in dense, upright panicles that are produced from mid to late summer, but remain attractive on the plant through autumn. The foliage turns yellow in autumn.
Synonym - Pennisetum flaccidum
Flower:
Small, spikelet flowers open lilac-purple and quickly fade to a shade of tawny-buff. The flowers are held in dense, but slender, upright panicles. The flowers are produced in July and August but remain attractive on the plant through autumn.
Flower colour: Purple, buff
Flower shape: Spikelet flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Long, slender, linear grass leaves are bright green. The leaves arch elegantly and are held in dense basal clumps which can spread if not contained. The foliage turns yellow in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Linear
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil. Poor soil will help to slow the spreading habit.