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Pennisetum — Fountain Grass — is the ornamental grass that landscape designers reach for when they need movement, soft texture, and dramatic flower plumes in a single plant. The arching, fountain-like habit that gives the genus its common name is genuinely distinctive: rather than standing stiff and upright like most ornamental grasses, Pennisetum grows outward in an elegant, cascading arc, and the fluffy, bristle-covered flower plumes that emerge from late spring through to autumn catch every breath of breeze and glow in evening light with a warm, amber quality unlike any other garden plant. Our collection of seven Pennisetum varieties spans the full range of what the genus offers in Australian garden contexts — from the deeply pigmented, near-black foliage of the Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass and the rich burgundy of Moulin Rouge, through the fine-textured, silvery-cream plumes of Nafray (bred specifically for Australian conditions), to the compact, neat clumps of Purple Lea PA400 with its dark foliage and distinctive bottlebrush-style spikes. Whether you are softening a border edge, creating a mass planting for textural contrast, filling a pot on a sunny balcony, or establishing a drought-tolerant feature in a dry garden, there is a Pennisetum variety in this collection suited to the purpose. One important distinction within this collection: some varieties are warm-season grasses that die back to the ground in cooler months and reshoot in spring, while others are more evergreen in temperate Australian conditions. The winter die-back is not a sign of a problem — it is a natural part of the plant's growth cycle, and the late-winter hard prune (cutting back to 10–15cm above the ground) is the single most important care task for maintaining vigorous, floriferous growth in the following season. Plants that are not pruned back in late winter become increasingly woody, produce fewer flower plumes, and gradually lose their characteristic fountain form. Please note: Pennise