How do you care for Dwarf Hameln Fountain grass?

If you are wondering how you need to care for your Dwarf Hameln Fountain Grass properly then don't worry! They are very low maintenance once they are established. Plant them in an area with full morning sun for best flower production. They can benefit with some afternoon shade if your area experiences hotter summer temperatures. They can survive in any soil type as long at it is well-draining. Once established they are drought tolerant but do prefer moist soil for a long and healthy life span.

Fireworks Fountain Grass Shrub

Fireworks Grass planted in a front yard garden landscape

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Your landscape will explode with color with the Fireworks Fountain Grass Shrub!

The Fireworks plant is a colorful, upright growing grass with dark burgundy-red foliage that arches gracefully outwards and produces one foot long red plume-like inflorescences that rise above the foliage and arch over nicely toward the tips. The Pennisetum setaceum performs as a masse for a stunning display of color.

This variegated purple fountain grass will explode when actively growing in the mid to late summer growing season. From a distance, the long plumes appear hot pink and they set viable seed pods. The purple flowers can get a few inches tall.

The red Fireworks Grass is a great ornamental grass that works well in mass plantings or as a specimen mixed with other contrasting colored plants near your patio or deck. It is extremely low maintenance and easy to care for!

FIREWORKS FOUNTAIN GRASS CARE

A clumping semi-evergreen grass, plant in full sun and water sparingly to control height. It is both moderately drought and heat resistant but looks its best with occasional summer irrigation. It looks its best if it is cut back in late winter to cleanly show of its new emerging foliage in early spring.

Grow the ornamental grass across the United States in USDA plant hardiness zones 9-11. It prefers warmer, southern climates to perform best. Well draining soil is best for the root system to establish.

This fast growing grass can get up to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide making it the perfect specimen plant! A slow release fertilizer applied annually will help this colorful upright growing grass with variegated stripes grow.

To learn more about how to care for your Fireworks Fountain Grass check out our blog When to Cut Back Ornamental Grasses

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Botanical Name

Pennisetum setaceum 'Fireworks'

Sunlight
Full Sun / Partial Shade

Flower Color Burgundy

Foliage Color
Green

Mature Width
2 ft

Mature Height
3 ft

Growing Zones 9, 10, 11

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FAQs for Fireworks Fountain Grass Shrub

Dwarf Hameln Fountain grass are compact and loved for containers since they will only grow 2 feet tall and wide at full maturity. They love full sunny areas for planting in your yard and can benefit from some afternoon shade if summer temperatures are very hot. This ornamental grass can be very cold hardy and heat tolerant, survivng in growing zones 5-9. They have a moderate growth rate 8-10 inches per year only needing a few growing seasons to reach their full size.

Dwarf Hameln Fountain grass is not only deer resistant, they are not an invasive species. They do not produce rhizomes in their roots to spread and they will not reproduce from wind pollination by reseeding either.

Dwarf Hameln Fountain grass are compact perrenials. They will have bright green foliage in spring and summer which will turn to a golden yellow in the fall. If you have mild winter temperatures then their beige leaves can be kept through winter but this will also be a sign to be cut back during their dormancy to ensure healthy growth for spring.

Yes, Dwarf Hameln Fountain grass will come back every year in the spring when they come out of their dormancy. These ornamental grasses will benefit from a heavy cut back in late winter for healthy growth during spring and summer.

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