Oriental Pennisetum (Cenchrus orientalis)
Description
Pink, bottle-brush flowers rise well above arching clumps of graceful foliage in summer. This grass is beautiful in a mixed border, rock garden, or massed at waterside. It blooms in June with pink plumes.Noteworthy Characteristics: Compact tuft of grass with abundant fuzzy pink flower spikes.Care: Site in full sun and light, fertile, well-drained soil. Cut back the previous year's growth by early spring.Propagation: Start seeds indoors in early spring at 55-64- F, or divide plants in late spring or early summer.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Cenchrus
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