How to tend a Pennisetum setaceum
Also known as: Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov., Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen., Pennisetum numidicum Paris, Pennisetum orientale subsp. parisii Trab., Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov., Pennisetum orientale var. parisii (Trab.) Leeke, Pennisetum parisii (Trab.) Trab., Pennisetum phalaroides Schult., Pennisetum ruppellii Steud., Pennisetum ruppellii var. depauperatum Schweinf., Pennisetum scoparium Chiov., Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov., Pennisetum spectabile Fig. & De Not., Pennisetum tiberiadis Boiss., Phalaris setacea Forssk.
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Water timely when soil dries
Sunlight
Like adequate sunshine
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
No need fertilization
Pruning
No need pruning
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas
- Category
- Gramineae, Pennisetum
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period August-October
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, inflorescence color purple
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