Common name: fountain grass

Family name: Poaceae

Description: long grass leaves, mid green, 2mm wide, raised ridges with pink, fluffy inflorescence giving it a fountain like habit.

Flower: soft, pink, iridescent panicle, blooms in July; seeds appear August/ September; inflorescence lasts for months; dries to tawny brown.

Foliage: thin, long, green leaves  of a lanceolate shape

Growing conditions: full sun; dry, gravelly/rocky or well-drained soil; low water use.

Height and spread: 0.6m by 0.5m

Limitations: grasses can flop over when it is too rainy.

Landscape uses: tough, reliable grass that squeezes out weeds; rock garden or unirrigated landscapes; soft texture would look beautiful planted in masses and would add visual movement in the garden when they sway in the wind.