Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’
Purple fountain grass
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
Genus | Pennisetum | From Latin penna, “feather,” and seta, “a bristle,”: feather-bristled |
Species | setaceum | “Bristled” |
Cultivar | ‘Rubrum’ | “Red” |
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Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/29/2010 · Joy and Jim’s, Mansfield, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain
8/29/2010 · Joy and Jim’s, Mansfield, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm) ID is uncertain
8/29/2010 · Joy and Jim’s, Mansfield, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm) ID is uncertain
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm)
8/29/2010 · Joy and Jim’s, Mansfield, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
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