Purple Fountain Grass
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Ornamental Grasses
Also known as: Rose Fountain Grass
Cultivar: Rubrum
Purple Fountain Grass overview
Growing conditions and characteristics recorded for this plant.
- USDA zones
- Avoid: Zone 1 · Below -50° F
- Avoid: Zone 2A · -50° to -45° F
- Avoid: Zone 2B · -45° to -40° F
- Avoid: Zone 3A · -40° to -35° F
- Avoid: Zone 3B · -35° to -30° F
- Avoid: Zone 4A · -30° to -25° F
- Avoid: Zone 4B · -25° to -20° F
- Avoid: Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F
- Avoid: Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F
- Avoid: Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F
- Avoid: Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F
- Avoid: Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F
- Avoid: Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F
- Avoid: Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F
- Avoid: Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F
- Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F
- Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F
- Zone 10A · 30° to 35° F
- Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F
- Zone 11 · Above 40° F
- Plant type
- Sun exposure
- Full / Mostly Sun
- Avoid: Full / Mostly Shade
- Conditional: Morning Sun / Evening Shade
- Conditional: Morning Shade / Evening Sun
- Avoid: Dappled Light / Filtered Sun
- Moisture
- Average
- Avoid: High
- Conditional: Low
- Growth Rates
- Flower Color
- Conditional: Maroon
- Attracts
- Season of Color
- Conditional: Summer Blooms
- Fall Foliage
- Spring Foliage
- Summer Foliage
- Resistant To
- Deer Resistant
- Drought
- Insect
- Disease
- Conditional: Mildew
- Heat
- Landscape Uses
- Level of Care
- Conditional: Low
- Mature height
- Mature width
- Drainage
- Well Drained
- Conditional: Moderately Drained
- Avoid: Poorly Drained
- Avoid: Very Poorly Drained
Height and width describe the mature plant. Missing information is shown as “Not recorded”.