Pennisetum alopecuroides Pennstripe - swamp fountain grass

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Tough-as-old-boots native fountain grass that you can plant almost anywhere - and it comes in a compact, garden-friendly size, with an elegant pinstripe leaf, and feathery autumn plumes that won't self seed.

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We love Pennstripe for its sterile seedheads, subtle stripes, ability to grow almost anywhere

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Description

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'PAV300' "Pennstripe' PBR - swamp fountain grass

APPEARANCE: Ozbreed variety. Hardy Australian native tussock grass with a fine slender variegated leaf, under half the size of the species alopecuroides. Showy, feathery flowerheads with sterile seeds on upright stems appear from late summer to autumn.
USE FOR: Mass planting, gardens near bushland, urban gardens, unpromising garden situations. Dry the flower plumes for home decor.
PLANTING : Plant in full sun to part shade.
CLIMATE: Tolerates frost, drought,, humidity, moist boggy soils, clay soils, sandy soils, poor dry soils.
CARE: Cut it back by a third in late autumn-winter when the leaves change colour. Apply a controlled release fertiliser in winter after trimming to keep plants healthy.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 0.4cm H x 0.4cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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