Pennisetum alopecuroides Foxtrot Israel 5' tall flower spikes

5' tall flower spikes

the dark green

some are solid green while others are heavily spotted with silver and black specks

Our offering is via rhizome divisions from our single division collection in 2006

you get the picture

Pennisetum alopecuroides Foxtrot Israel 5' tall flower spikesThis splendid Kurt Bluemel selection of fountain grass (introduced under the invalid name of Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Japonicum') has long been one of our favorites, and we were thrilled when it finally got a "proper" name. Pennisetum 'Foxtrot' makes a large, upright, 5' tall x 4' wide clump, topped in midsummer with 5' tall plumes that emerge blush pink and age to tan. Pennisetum 'Foxtrot' has proven to be an outstanding, long lived and reliable