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Dwarf Fountain Grass, Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Big Bluestem

Full Sun, Warm-season

This is a very compact, heavy-blooming fountain grass. It changes to a bronze color in the fall and remains fairly intact for the winter.

The plants were very full in their second year of growth, and this cultivar was #2 on the visitor survey of favorite grasses in 2008.


Advertised HeightAdvertised Zone

18-30”

5

YearHeight/Width
Year 128”/36”
Year 232”/24”
DatePictures
June 2007Big Bluestem
November 2007Big Bluestem
September 2008Big Bluestem
September 2009Big Bluestem
November 2009Big Bluestem