1. BOTANICAL NAME
PENNISETUM ALOPECUTOIDES

2. PRONUNCIATION
Pen – ih – SEE – tum al–o–peh-kyew–ROY -deez

3. COMMON NAME
Chinese Pennisetum or Rose Fountain Grass

4. FAMILY
Poaceae

5. Life Cycle
Perennial, Herbaceous

6. Growth Habit
Ornamental Grass

7. ‘Moudry’

8. ARRANGEMENT
Basal

9. LEAF
Linear
L 24”
W 1”

10. MARGIN
Minutely serrated

11. VEINS
Parallel

12. COMPOSITION
Simple

13. FLOWER
Raceme
Purple
Summer

14. FRUIT
Cluster

15. ‘Little Bunny’

16. EXPOSURE
Sun

17. GROWTH
Rapid

18. USE
Specimen

19. DESCRIPTION
Many cultivars: ‘Moudry’ , ‘Hameln’, ‘Little Bunny’

20. ‘Purple Fountain’

21. ZONES
5 - 9