Pennisetum alop. 'Black Beauty' - C6.5

Description
With its medium green leaf colouring, Fountain grass 'Black Beauty' (Pennisetum alopecuroides) is a decorative design element in the garden, but with its bushy growth it also adorns containers on balconies or terraces. The brown-purple-coloured flower panicles adorn this grass from summer onwards. It feels most at home in a sunny location with well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. In favourable conditions, this hardy grass reaches a height of approx. 90 cm and grows up to 1 m wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Pennisetum compressum.

Bulletpoints
* Cut flower * very beautiful in containers * easy to care for * attractive flower panicles

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Fountain grass 'Black Beauty's are medium green, linear.

Frost hardiness
The Fountain grass 'Black Beauty' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Bushy.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

Care
- Cut back boldly in spring so that the plant grows compactly. - This plant should not be cut back in autumn, as it looks pretty in winter or the dead plant parts serve as winter protection. Only prune in spring before new shoots appear.

Flower
The brown-purple-coloured flowers of Fountain grass 'Black Beauty' appear in panicles from July to October.

Use
Tubs, cutting, group planting, rose garden