Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Love and Rockets’
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Love and Rockets' is a small fountain grass with green foliage and red inflorescences.
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Love and Rockets’ is a small ornamental fountain grass that lends its beauty and versatility into any sunny garden design. Compact, dark green foliage serves as contrast with its wine-red inflorescences in summer maturing to softer shades of red in the fall. Growth habit is 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Use as a focal point, mass planting, in the vase and as dried flowers. Leave seed heads on for winter interest and for overwintering birds and beneficial insects. Deer and rabbit resistant
Common Name: Fountain Grass
Family: Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Black
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Summer, Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
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Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grassy places and waste ground in lowlands.
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