Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' - Ø19cm - ↕40cm - Ø19 - ↨40cm

Pennisetum alopecuroides "Hameln," known in Dutch as "Blanketbrush Grass," is a particularly popular deciduous grass species with a round, compact, clump-forming habit. The leaves are narrowly linear, mid-green to dark green, arching, and arching, turning a golden yellow in autumn. Pennisetum alopecuroides "Hameln" blooms from July to September, initially with greenish-white flower spikes that later turn grayish-brown in autumn. This "Blanketbrush Grass" prefers a location in full sun or partial shade and well-drained, moderately fertile, and not too heavy soil. This Pennisetum is fairly to very winter-hardy and drought-tolerant, and tolerates sea winds and air pollution well. It is a beautiful ornamental grass for mixed borders, gravel gardens, prairie gardens, or can be used as a container plant and cut flower.