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Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'
'Giant fountain grass'
from £7.50
AGM. An upright shrubby perennial with airy spires of mauve-blue flowers with white stems that top dissected, aromatic grey-green foliage. Aug-Sep. H120cm S120cm.
Requires a very well-drained, preferably poor soil in full sun. Ideal for sandy conditions and is drought tolerant. Makes a wonderful companion to all kinds of late-summer ornamental grasses and perennials. Best cut to the ground in spring to encourage strong new growth.
Macplants are a long-established, family-run business. We are central/southern Scotland's largest growers of herbaceous perennials, alpines, ferns and ornamental grasses and have our plant centre open to the public in East Lothian, close to Edinburgh. We also supply a diverse range of trade clients both in the landscape and garden centre sectors.
Berrybank Nursery,
5 Boggs Holdings,
Pencaitland
East Lothian
EH34 5BA
01875 341179