{"product_id":"4-25-pw-pennisetum-setaceum-rubrum-purple-fountain-grass","title":"4.25\" PW Pennisetum Setaceum 'Rubrum' - Purple Fountain Grass","description":"Bronze-purple foliage topped with graceful arches of burgundy-toned seed heads\u003cbr\u003eAward Winner\u003cbr\u003eHeat Tolerant\u003cbr\u003eDeadheading Not Necessary\u003cbr\u003eGrass: Grass\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics\u003cbr\u003ePlant Type: Annual\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHeight Category: Tall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGarden Height: 30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSpacing: 18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSpread: 12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFlower Colors: Pink\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFlower Shade: Pink\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFoliage Colors: Purple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFoliage Shade: Black\/Purple\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHabit: Upright\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eContainer Role: Thriller\u003cbr\u003ePlant Needs\u003cbr\u003eLight Requirement: Part Sun to Sun\u003cbr\u003eThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).\u003cbr\u003eMaintenance Category: Easy\u003cbr\u003eBloom Time: Summer through Fall\u003cbr\u003eHardiness Zones: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b\u003cbr\u003eWater Category: Average\u003cbr\u003eSoil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil\u003cbr\u003eUses: Container\u003cbr\u003e Cut Flower\u003cbr\u003e Dried Flower\u003cbr\u003e Grass\u003cbr\u003e Landscape\u003cbr\u003eUses Notes: This grass will beautify your garden all summer\u003cbr\u003eMaintenance Notes: Learn all about Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass ornamental grasses care in our guide to planting, cutting and dividing. In almost all areas, Rubrum will be grown as an annual grass in Graceful Grasses selections. Once the rubrum grass turns brown in the fall, you can cut it back to the ground whenever you would like as part of ornamental grasses care routine. This purple fountain grass rubrum is a warm-season grass. Where temperatures get colder than 20 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the rubrum grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring.In areas where winter temperatures remain above 20 degrees, Rubrum should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Warm-season grasses won't start growing until mid to late spring or even early summer. Their major growth and flowering happens when the weather is hot. They will usually turn shades of brown for the winter.Cut back warm season grasses, including rubrum grass, in fall or by mid to late spring. Warm season grasses turn shades of brown as the weather turns colder. For proper ornamental grasses care, once your warm season grasses turn brown, you can trim them back at almost any time. If you like to tidy your garden in fall or if you live in an area where fire can be problematic, trim warm season grasses so they are just a few inches tall.If you live in an area where fire generally isn't a problem, you can leave the dried grasses and seed heads in your garden for winter interest with Graceful Grasses. Snow or ice encrusted ornamental grasses can be quite beautiful. If you leave the trimming until spring try to make sure to cut them back to the ground (you can leave a couple of inches) by late spring, before new growth begins.Not all ornamental grasses look good through the winter. Trim back those that don't look good in the fall. Divide warm season grasses anytime between spring through mid-summer for more effective ornamental grasses care solutions. All ornamental grasses should be divided when they are actively growing but not while they are flowering. If the plants are dormant when they are transplanted they won't establish a good root system. Warm season grasses generally start growing in late spring or early summer and have their active growth period during the heat of the summer. Warm season grasses will tend to bloom in mid to late summer\u003cbr\u003eUpright arching purple fountain grass. Waves of gracefully nodding soft purple plumes arch up and out from burgundy-tinted foliage in true fountain grass form, including Graceful Grasses varieties. This variety is especially dramatic in clusters, mass plantings, or along slopes. A favorite for fresh or dried arrangements. Pest and disease-free.","brand":"Sunny VF","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44288509608118,"sku":"156892SVF","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/2584\/9782\/files\/0ecda07d-88fc-40b7-b979-826e2234784d.png?v=1787839348","url":"https:\/\/sunnyvalleyfarms.com\/products\/4-25-pw-pennisetum-setaceum-rubrum-purple-fountain-grass","provider":"Sunny Valley Farms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}