Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' - pot 3L
Lampenpoetsersgras
€5.19
Product information "Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' - pot 3L"
- blooms from July to September
- full sun or partial shade
- not too heavy soil
- drought tolerant
- good disease resistance
- deciduous
Pennisetum alopecuroides ''little bunny'' is called lampshade grass in Dutch. This is a small, deciduous grass with a compact and rounded shape. The leaves are narrow, arching and arching. They have a medium green color, which turns golden brown in autumn
FLOWER:
Pennisetum alopecuroides ''little bunny'' blooms from July to September with greenish, creamy white flower spikes that turn grayish brown in the fall
LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE:
This mini lampshade grass likes a position in full sun or partial shade. It does well in a moderately fertile soil that is not too heavy. It is important that the soil is well-drained. This pennisetum is fairly hardy. It is drought tolerant, tolerant of sea breezes and air pollution. It is a beautiful ornamental grass for the mixed border, the gravel garden, prairie garden or also useful as a tub plant and suitable as a cut flower. Cut back to 10-12 cm from the ground in spring before new growth takes off.
SICKNESS:
Good disease resistance.
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Tree level/tree wreath, Border planting |
|---|---|
| Average number per m²: | 8 |
| Bloom Month: | August, September, October |
| Bloom color: | Yellow, Green, Pink |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Flower color - details: | Yellow-green with pink |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Reasonable (b) (-15 tillt -12°c), usda zone 7b |
| Frost resistance: | Good winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 25-40 cm |
| German plant name: | Federborstengras, Garten-Federborstengras, Lampenputzergras |
| Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
| Growth habit - details: | Pulse-forming |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Latin plant family: | Poaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous, green |
| Location: | Halfshadow, Full sun |
| Location - details: | Sun till half-shade |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 20 |
| Plant characteristic: | Nvt |
| Plant family: | Grass family |
| Planting distance: | 7-9 pieces per m² (33-38 cm apart) |
| Pruning period: | March |
| Synonym / Trade name: | Pennisetum 'Little Bunny' |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 30 |
| type of crop: | Ornamental grass |
| type of soil: | Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic) |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Fertile, well-drained soil |
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