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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'PA300'

Spectacular Feathery Flower Plumes

Environment
An environmentally friendly Australian native. Excellent for attracting native birds.

With a low viability of seed, this form is non-invasive to native bushland.

Nafray has fine leaves, is drought tolerant and a great winter colour. It is well suited to roadside, subdivision and mass planting as it has a lower growing height.

Description
A showy, compact clumping perennial grass with narrow arching leaves and spectacular feathery flower plumes from Summer to Autumn.

Grows to 3/5 of the size of the common form, being more hardy and having a better winter colour.

Uses
Mass planting, accent plant for rockeries and borders. Low maintenance gardens. Plumes suitable for dried arrangements.

Position
Tolerates a wide range of soils and climatic conditions, including poorly drained soils. Frost and drought tolerant.

Care
Mulch well. Trim to 1/3 the size preferably in May to August or when required. Fertilize with slow release fertilizer in late winter.

This Pennisetum produces very little viable seed that will germinate on site or in our nursery. We have to grow it from division, and not seed. It will stay where it is planted, which makes this native grass, highly desirable.

Nafray has a beautiful seed head that sits just nicely above the plant. It grows well from Hobart to Darwin.

Successful plantings have been carried out in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne.

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