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Red Bunny Tails
Full sun
18 - 36
Pennisetum messiacum
Red Bunny TailsRed Bunny Tails Fountain GrassPennisetummessiacum
Red Bunny Tails
Red Bunny Tails Fountain Grass
Pennisetum
messiacum
Not Available Online
Features
Graceful flower plumes highlight burgundy-green foliage
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Dried Flower
• Grass
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance
Ornamental Characteristics
Flower Color:
Pink
Foliage Color:
Green
Garden Height:
18 - 36"; Tall
Spacing:
18 - 24"
Habit:
Upright
Container Plant Style:
Thriller - Used either in the back or middle of a container. Usually a taller item that adds height and drama to the container.
Plant Needs
Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Summer through Fall
Hardy Temp:
0°F (-18°C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Use in beds, borders and large containers
Patent Information
Growing Tips
Red Bunny Tails is a neutral-grass. Where temperatures get colder than zero degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the 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 zero degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.
In areas where winter temperatures remain above zero degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.
