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Products > Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails'   Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' - Evergreen Fountain Grass    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Grass Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) Origin: Africa, Central (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Wheat Bloomtime: Spring Synonyms: [P. 'Fairy Tales] Height: 3-5 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full Sun Seaside: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' (Evergreen Fountain Grass) - An evergreen fountain grass that was discovered at John Greenlee's Pomona nursery. This plant forms 2 to 3 foot wide clumps with upright foliage to 4 feet tall and dark wheat colored blooms rising above the foliage in spring and summer. Plant in full sun. Height can be curtailed some by careful irrigation. Should prove hardy and evergreen to 20-25° F and possibly root hardy below this. An exciting new grass! This grass was originally introduced by John Greenlee in 2003 with the name 'Fairy Tails' as a play on words. In more recent listing we have noted that the plant is listed as Pennisetum 'Fairy Tales'. Since we have listed this plant in our catalog under the original spelling we retain the name that we originally printed.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]