I have these plants on either side of my sidewalk. They have pretty purple plumes and I added some ivy & really like the way they turned out. This is the first year I've bought them. My question is ...

Q: Dig and store it or leave it in the garden, I can’t seem to keep purple fountain grass alive through the winter. What is the best way to overwinter this grass? A: With attractive purple leaves and ...

Purple fountain grass is a congenial type, much like the gregarious friend who makes a party. Highly ornamental with its arching foliage topped with bobbing rose-purple plumes from late spring to ...

Question: I want to overwinter my purple fountain grass. I cut it back, dug it out of my garden and have it in a pot. Where should I store it for winter? A few gardeners have reported success allowing ...

Q: Does purple fountain grass spread? If so, would planting it in the bed in a bottomless pot keep it from spreading? — P.S., Pearland A: Purple fountain grass makes a clump that gradually increases ...

Q • I bought some purple fountain grass at a sale this summer for about a dollar. It is lovely, but the tag says “will not survive winter in cold areas.” Is there any hope for it, and if so, how ...

A purple fountain grass called Fireworks (Pennisetum setaceum Fireworks) has been selected by the LSU AgCenter as a Louisiana Super Plant. You're going to be impressed by the colorful foliage on this ...

This article discusses ornamental grasses. It does not cover lawn or turf grasses except to say downsize your lawn and turf ...

Fireworks fountain grass explodes with color and interest with its flaming variegated foliage and arching plumes. The fact that it is happening now in tired summer gardens is even better. Botanically ...

Growth habit: A clump-forming perennial grass that grows up to 5 feet tall. Light: Needs full sun. Water: Will tolerate short periods of drought. It is best to water weekly. Fertilizer: Feed with a ...

Every spring and fall since 2009, the LSU AgCenter has issued a list of what it calls “Super Plants” for Louisiana gardens, plants that have been tested by the AgCenter and proven to adjust well to ...

On the leeward slope of Haleakala above Kihei rises a red dirt cinder cone named Pu’uokali, which means “the hill of waiting.” It is said to be one of several mo’o (lizard deities) who were ...