'RUBRUM' Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

A popular drought tolerant grass that forms a tidy, dense clump of purplish maroon blades topped with rose-red plumes. Beautiful as a landscape specimen or planted in groups. Unlike the species, this cultivar does not reseed. An herbaceous perennial grass in mild winter regions; provides quick annual color in any climate.

Zones 8-11  Rubrum is NOT hardy in the Champlain Valley. Use it as an annual in your garden to bring whimsy and focus and then cut the delightful stems for fall dried arrangements throughout the year!