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Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

Pennisetum Fairy Tales

This introduction is clumping, with soft, blue-green foliage topped by vertical foxtails that are showy from April well into fall. Flower plumes emerge iridescent creamy pink and dry to an attractive tan color. This is one of the longest blooming fountain grasses and one of the first to bloom in the spring. Evergreen

Foliage 2-3′, flowers to 4′
Full sun to light shade
Regular to moderate watering
Zone 9-11
Space 3-4′ on center
Uses: Stunning when backlit, great in masses. This is a sterile hybrid, and does not reseed.