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Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' |
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| Common name |
fountain grass |
| Family |
poaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-7) |
| Flowers |
dusty rose (summer) |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
heat-tolerant |
From seed  |
In my experience, it sets no viable seed
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| Seed ripens | early October |
The main attraction of this grass is the fuzzy-pinkness of its flowers in early summer. A few years into its tenure in our garden, this is shaping up to be a worthy addition to our repertoire of ornamental grasses. Its blooms start in mid-June, and reach their full effectiveness about a month later.
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| | Late November - an almost-white, ghostly appearance |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| debbie | Jun 18, 2009 | I bought karly rose last year and they were tall. After the winter they did not look like they made it until a bit of the green grass started to grow. However, I thought it was crab grass until the pink fuzzy flowers came on. Still they are not tall but low to the ground and still don't look like what I purchased last fall. But I am patient and will let them grow to see if they make it. |
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