Name Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain Grass)
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height 3 feet
Bloom Time Mid summer
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Slender arching green leaves with profuse silvery catkins in mid summer.  Grows to 3 feet tall and wide at maturity.
Name Pennisetum alopecuroides "Cassian"
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height 30-36"
Bloom Time Mid summer
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Slender arching green leaves with profuse silvery catkins in mid summer.  Grows to 3 feet tall and wide at maturity.  Great fall color.
Name Pennisetum alopecuroides "Hameln"  

 (Dwarf Rose Fountain Grass)
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height 24-30"
Bloom Time Mid summer
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Very slender arching green leaves with profuse rose tinted catkins in mid summer.  Grows to 3 feet tall and wide at maturity.  Great fall color.
 
Name Pennisetum orientale (Oriental Fountain Grass)
Hardiness Zone 6
Light Full sun
Height 16"
Bloom Time Early summer
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Delicate silvery pink catkins from May to frost.  Glossy blue-green foliage.
Name Pennisetum setaceum "Rubrum"  
Hardiness Zone 8
Light Full sun
Height 2-3 feet
Bloom Time June-July
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Stunning purple foliage and large, long, dark red inflorescence in June-July. Pictured right 
Name Pennisetum setaceum "Little Honey"  
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height 12-14"
Bloom Time June-July
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities  
 
Name Pennisetum setaceum "Moudry"  
Hardiness Zone 6
Light Full sun
Height 36"
Bloom Time June-July
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Grows 3 feet tall with unusual dark, almost black blooms over deep green foliage.
Name Pennisetum setaceum "Purple Majesty"  
Hardiness Zone 8
Light Full sun
Height 36"
Bloom Time June-July
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Very unique grown as an annual at Kessel's. 
 
Name Pennisetum "Karley Rose"
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height 24-36"
Bloom Time July- October
Uses Accent, specimen, middle to back of the border, massed, dried flowers.
Qualities Grows 2-3 feet tall with deep green arching foliage and striking rose-pink blooms from July-October.

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