PlantsGrasses & Sedges
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus alopecuroides
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
A fountain of plumes for a sunny bed
EasyGrasses & Sedges
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Plumes Aug–winter
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- A compact cultivar such as Hameln.
- When to plant
- Plant May.
In the design
Not a native, and not a substitute for prairie dropseed in a prairie. Cut the plumes off before they shatter if you see seedlings. Leave the leaves until early April, then cut the clump down. Don't plant the huge annual purple fountain grass and expect it to return.
