Pennisetum advena
Pennisetum advena

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Pennisetum advena (Fountain Grass)

(Cenchrus advena)

Pennisetum advena is a clumping perennial grass of unknown origin. It is the parent of the popular cultivar Pennisetum advena ‘Rubrum’. It is closely related to the invasive grass Pennisetum alopecuroides, but there is not documentation that this species is naturalised or invasive anywhere.