Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Forms a mounding clump of glossy wide dark green blades
Soft bottlebrush-like blackish-purple flower spikes rise just slightly above the foliage
Slender flower stalks can be upright or arching
Foliage turns a rich golden-yellow in the fall
Bloom Time: Early to late fall
Flower Height: 70 cm
Foliage Height: 60 cm
Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Near-black

HEIGHT:
60-70 cm

SPREAD:
50-75 cm

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1g

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

This cultivar freely self-seeds and can become invasive. Cutting off the flower stalks before the seed is produced is recommended. Grows best in a moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to light shade. If planted in too much shade this grass will not flourish and may not flower. Foliage should be cut back to about 10 cm in early spring to allow for new growth.

Additional Notes about Black Fountain Grass:

Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.