General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 15 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 8 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Feathertop Fountain Grass
  • Fountain Grass
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cenchrus longisetus
  • Synonym: Pennisetum villosum

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, Wickford, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-12-10
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: September
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-10-17
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Tatton Park Flower Show 2009
Photograph by Mike Peel
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-07-06
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-10-17
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-10-17

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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