A purple fountain grass called Fireworks (Pennisetum setaceum Fireworks) has been selected by the LSU AgCenter as a Louisiana Super Plant. You're going to be impressed by the colorful foliage on this ...

When winter's icy breeze sweeps across the countryside and garden birds ruffle their feathers on bare branches, most plants will have slipped into a deep slumber. Most – but not all. Evergreens such ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Leaf tissue of the panicoid grass Pennisetum purpureum (Schum) and of the chloridoid grass Muhlenbergia montana (Hitchcock) were fractionated ...

As summer wanes and autumn waits in the wings, garden plants begin to change along with the weather. One of the most fascinating aspects of the summer-to-fall season is watching the metamorphosis of ...

Ornamental grasses and their grasslike cousins have firmly established themselves as key elements in the modern garden, and their ranks keep swelling. That may be because ornamental grasses offer many ...

I have these plants on either side of my sidewalk. They have pretty purple plumes and I added some ivy & really like the way they turned out. This is the first year I've bought them. My question is ...

Ornamental grasses make excellent screen plants to hide unsightly propane tanks and air conditioners, or for privacy around patios and decks. They develop faster than shrubs. Professional designers ...

Some plants call out to be touched, and fluffy pennisetum grasses are certainly one of the most tactile. Last year I grew a large specimen of P. setaceum in a pot by the front door at our seaside ...

NO GARDEN IS complete without at least a few deciduous ornamental grasses. These elegant, flowing plants are usually drought-tolerant, generally pest-free and require little care. Impossible to shear ...

Today, I stopped by Home Depot to pick up a few items. While strolling through the garden shop, I noticed Pennisetum grasses* were displayed for sale. This destroyed what was otherwise a good day!

Maiden grass spreads prolifically through wind-dispersed seeds and vigorous underground rhizomes, making it hard to remove ...