Pennisetum Orientale Karley Rose Winter
Pennisetum orientale karley rose winterTolerant of both drought and partial shade this fountain grass delivers plenty of winter interest and has no major pest or disease issues.
Pennisetum orientale karley rose winter. This cultivar grows as a perennial in u s. Old foliage should be cut to the ground in march. Pennisetum orientale karley rose oriental fountain grass oriental fountain grass karley rose animating your plantings with its nodding intense smoky rose purple fuzzy flowers oriental fountain grass karley rose pennisetum orientale is among the most beautiful and graceful ornamental grasses. Near the foundation full sun part shade rich soil soil that floods exposed and near the street sidewalk.
Forms a tufted mound of deep green arching foliage. It is easy to grow and requires only a minimum of care. Enjoy its subtle straw color in the winter. Pennisetum orientale karley rose plant patent 12 909 sku 4480 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.
Plant details uniformly upright dark green clumps of narrow foliage produce large full rose purple spikes that nod in the breeze making karley rose a graceful focal point in your garden. Clumps may be easily divided in spring. Karley rose fountain grass is a hardy fountain grass that does well in cooler climates. Plant where the sunset or sunrise will catch the seedheads for a dazzling display.
Oriental fountain grass thrives nearly in every location i have planted it. Pennisetum orientale karley rose this plant has been in my gardens now for nearly 10 years and never has it suffered from disease or pest. It is an ornamental grass that typically forms graceful spreading foliage clumps to 18 tall and as wide of narrow gray green leaves to 1 4 wide. It grows in a clumping habit which gives it that fountain like look as the leaves and plumes grow up and out.
Plants usually remain attractive well into the winter the leaves turning bright golden yellow in the fall. Uniform upright clumps of gracefully arching deep green foliage erupt into soft rose purple plumes from early summer until frost. Blooms from may to frost. By angela ryczkowski karley rose is a cultivar of oriental fountain grass pennisetum orientale a warm season grass native to asia.