Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass)
Purple Fountain Grass, Red Fountain Grass, Tender Fountain Grass, Pennisetum advena 'Rubrum'

A popular drought tolerant grass that forms a tidy, dense clump of purplish maroon blades topped with rose-red plumes. Beautiful as a landscape specimen or planted in groups. Unlike the species, this cultivar does not reseed. An herbaceous perennial grass in mild winter regions; provides quick annual color in any climate.