Karley Rose Fountain Grass

Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'

Pronunciation: pen-i-SEE-tum or-i-en-TAY-lee
SKU #04480
5-10

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Graceful, upright, smoky rose-purple flower spikes that nearly glow when back lit by the sun, with a longer bloom season and greater cold tolerance than other varieties. Forms a tufted mound of deep green, arching foliage. A great landscape or container accent. Stunning in mass plantings.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.

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Bloom TimeSummer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth RateModerate
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsBarberry (Berberis); Potentilla (Potentilla); Aster (Aster); Coneflower (Echinacea); Tickseed (Coreopsis)
Care InstructionsThrives in average, well-drained soils; avoid heavy, wet clay soils. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Cut foliage back just before new shoots appear in late winter to early spring.
Details
Bloom TimeSummer to fall
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth RateModerate
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsBarberry (Berberis); Potentilla (Potentilla); Aster (Aster); Coneflower (Echinacea); Tickseed (Coreopsis)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives in average, well-drained soils; avoid heavy, wet clay soils. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Cut foliage back just before new shoots appear in late winter to early spring.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.