{"title":"Pennisetum","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"pennisetum-alopecuroides-cassians-choice","title":"Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian's Choice'","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Cassian's Choice' is a gorgeous perennial grass which produces stunning brown\/purple flowerheads during the autumn. The flowerheads look superb throughout the winter especially when dusted with frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Cassian's Choice' can be grown en masse in prairie-style planting schemes, equally it looks great when used as a dot plant within your borders and beds. It combines well with \u003cem\u003eAsters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichums\u003c\/em\u003e  as well as other perennial grasses. Choose a sunny position with well-drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight and Spread: 100cm x 50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":53046175793494,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/PENNISETUMalopecuroides_Cassian_sChoice_1of1.jpg?v=1775467560"},{"product_id":"pennisetum-alopecuroides-red-head","title":"Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis form of Chinese fountain grass has particularly attractive bottlebrush-like flowers.  Produced in late summer over arching narrow green foliage, they initially open dark red before fading to smoky purple and then buff .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy to grow in full sun in a free draining soil, its dramatic form lends itself to many styles of planting and gardens from prairie to gravel and even coastal as it can tolerate salt-laden air.  Beautiful throughout summer and autumn, its ability to stay upright through the winter lends the garden valuable structure and birds a source of food. On a cold morning it looks amazing kissed by frost.  One word of caution, do not be tempted to cut the grass back until the winter frosts have finished as it needs the protection of its stems.  Then it can be cut close to the ground ready to shoot again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight x Spread:  80cm x 80cm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":53322248782166,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/Pennisetumalopecuroides_RedHead.jpg?v=1777396416"},{"product_id":"pennisetum-alopecuroides-hameln","title":"Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStriking and effervescent, 'Hameln' boasts lush clumps of arching linear foliage above which bottle-brush spikes of pale silver explode in summer like fireworks before fading to buff in the autumn.   In common with other forms of 'Chinese Fountain Grass', its value in the garden lasts far beyond the summer as it stays upright throughout the winter and looks particularly stunning dusted with frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePerfect for adding delicacy and movement to a border, it combines beautifully with perennials such as \u003ci\u003eAchillea, Hylotelephium and Scabiosa.  \u003c\/i\u003eOr for drama plant it in large drifts through a gravel garden mixing it with \u003ci\u003eGeranium sanguineum, Artemisia and Iberis.  easy\u003c\/i\u003e to grow, hold on cutting back this deciduous grass until April as the frosts can damage its crown.  It thrives in a fertile, free draining soil in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight x Spread: 60cm x 60cm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":54125075923286,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/hardysplants.co.uk\/collections\/pennisetum.oembed","provider":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}