Which is Cuter? Buttons, or bunny tails? (Pennisetum m. Red Buttons)
Posted by John Friel on Jan 15th 2021
You’ve heard “cute as a button” and “cute as a bunny.” But which registers higher on the cuteness meter? We think it’s a tie, because both apply to one plant.
Pennisetum messiacum ‘Red Buttons’ is also known as ‘Red Bunny Tails’ thanks to its reddish-pink, soft, fluffy flower heads that just beg to be touched. Blooms soften to buff white as they mature.The flowers rise on 24” stems over neat, 18” clumps of rich green blades with burgundy highlights. The whole package is simply too cute fo