Karley Rose Fountain Grass
Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'
Description | Graceful, upright, smoky rose-purple flower spikes that nearly glow when back lit by the sun, with a longer bloom season and greater cold tolerance than other varieties. Forms a tufted mound of deep green, arching foliage. A great landscape or container accent. Stunning in mass plantings. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Summer to fall |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds |
Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
Landscape Use | Border, Container |
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Flower Color | Pink |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Barberry (Berberis); Potentilla (Potentilla); Aster (Aster); Coneflower (Echinacea); Tickseed (Coreopsis) |
Care | Thrives in average, well-drained soils; avoid heavy, wet clay soils. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Cut foliage back just before new shoots appear in late winter to early spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-10
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 5
Good to grow!
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Sunnyside Gardens 3723 W. 44th St.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55410 -
Wagners Greenhouse 6024 Penn Ave. South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419 -
Bachman's 770 Prairie Center Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55343
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.