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Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' ...Where Does It All Go?

Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' ...Where Does It All Go?

Posted by John Friel on Dec 3rd 2021

Oh, yeah... Everywhere!We grow so much Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' – bench after bench, whole greenhouses full of it – that we sometimes wonder where it all goes.And then we take a drive, anywhere in North America, and there it is!‘Rubrum’ barely needs an introduction. It’s that gorgeous annual grass you see wherever you go. There it is -- waving its burgundy blades and matching foxtail flowers, it’s the “thriller” in those big containers on Main Street. It’s the star of the show in landscapes p
Where Does It All Go? Oh, yeah... Everywhere! (Pennisetum a. Rubrum)

Where Does It All Go? Oh, yeah... Everywhere! (Pennisetum a. Rubrum)

Posted by John Friel on Feb 26th 2021

We grow so much Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' – bench after bench, whole greenhouses full of it – that we sometimes wonder where it all goes. And then we take a drive, anywhere in North America, and there it is!‘Rubrum’ is so well-known it barely needs an introduction. It’s that red-leaved annual grass you see everywhere you go: In big containers on Main Street, waving its burgundy blades and matching foxtail flowers in landscapes public and private, surrounding flagpoles, flanking entra

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