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A Royal Flush is the highest possible poker hand. You can play for a lifetime and never draw that perfect combo.But when you deal in ornamental grasses, a winning handful is yours for the asking. Just ante in for our Royal Collection of big, bold, dark Pennisetum hybrids. They win the pot every time. Pennisetum First Knight™(PP25515)The broadest, blackest blades, with gleaming ruby red center stripes. Bred for enhanced disease resistance. Upright/arching habit grows 4-5' tall, big eno

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling

We grow over two dozen varieties of this multifaceted, cosmopolitan genus. Why so many? Because no two are alike. Let’s inventory their assets and characteristics.Size: Our fountain grass offerings range from awww!-some cuties like ‘Little Bunny’, a mere 10 – 12” tall, all the way up to statuesque six-footers in the Royal Collection.Foliage: Name it! At one end of the color spectrum is the bright chartreuse of P. alopecuroides 'Yellow Ribbons’. On the dark side are the Royals, with big, rippling

The “fountain grass” genus is large and multifaceted. We grow over two dozen varieties, spanning a wide spectrum of colors, statures and uses.Most are hardy, like the famous ‘Hameln’, but stellar sellers ‘Rubrum’ and ‘Fireworks’ are annuals. ‘Burgundy Bunny’ is a sturdy little cutie just over a foot tall. The tender Royal Collection ranges from three to over six feet.With so much variety, you’d think we had all the bases covered. But those clever plant breeders always have something unexpected u