Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Weserbergland'

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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Weserbergland'

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Kemper Code: W310

Common Name: fountain grass
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant Type: Ornamental grass
Family: Poaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 2.5 feet
Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: July - October Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Pinkish white
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Tolerates part shade, but may not flower in too much shade. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear. Best propagated by division in spring. Although pennisetums often reseed, it should be noted that this cultivar may not come true from seed.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

'Weserbergland' is a compact fountain grass cultivar which typically grows in spreading clumps from 1.5' to 2.5' tall with a slightly larger spread. It is very similar to the popular P. a. 'Hamlin' (A680), except it has a more spreading habit. Leaves are deep green in summer, changing to orange-bronze in fall and eventually to beige in late fall. Foliage usually remains attractive throughout the winter. Showy, silvery to pinkish-white, wheat-like flower spikes arch outward from the clump in late summer like water spraying from a fountain. Flower spikes turn brownish as the seed forms, and spikes often persist until late fall or early winter before shattering.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Mass or group. Excellent specimen for small areas. Foliage and attractive flower spikes of this compact ornamental grass provide excellent texture, color and contrast to rock gardens, borders and small areas around the home. Also grows well in moist locations such as low spots or peripheries of water gardens, ponds or streams.