White Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides White Tails)

Elegant Silvery Fountain of Plumes

White Fountain Grass is a graceful clumping ornamental grass prized for its elegant arching foliage and showy bottle-brush-like plumes. From mid to late summer through fall and into winter it produces abundant silvery-white to pinkish-white flower spikes that cascade beautifully creating fountain-like effect. The fine-textured bright green foliage forms dense rounded mounds and transitions to attractive golden-yellow tones in autumn.

Light Requirements

Full Sun is Best Performs best in full sun with at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Full sun produces most vigorous growth densest foliage and most prolific flowering.

Watering Guide

Water regularly after planting to establish deep extensive root system throughout first growing season. Once established has medium to low water needs and is quite drought-tolerant.

Temperature and Humidity

A warm-season grass that thrives in heat of summer. Typically hardy in USDA Zones 5-9. Generally unfussy about humidity levels and performs well in both humid and drier climates.

Care Tips for Your Home

• Prefers well-drained loose fertile soil
• Low-maintenance needs little to no supplemental fertilizer
• Cut back dead foliage to 4-6 inches in late winter or early spring
• Plant 24-36 inches apart for mature size

Why You Will Love It

Elegant dependable beauty. Graceful silvery-white plumes provide months of soft elegant texture. Multi-season interest. Low maintenance easy-care drought-tolerant pest and disease resistant. Deer and rabbit resistant. Versatile use in borders mass plantings containers.