
Ornamental Millet
- Botanical Name
- Pennisetum glaucum
- Min Zone
- 8
- Max Zone
- 11
- Height
- 2 to 5 feet
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: 12 to 16 inch long, bottle brush-like, held atop sturdy stems, resembling cattails
- Fruit
- Small seeds of white, yellow, brown or purple
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Typical of warm season grasses, ornamental millet is slow to start, but takes off as weather warms
- Begin fertilizing early in the season for best growth
- Goldfinches and sparrows enjoy the seeds
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Purple Majesty - deep purple foliage, 4 to 5 feet tall
- Purple Barron - fuller growth than Purple Majesty, 3 feet
- Purple Jester - striking foliage of burgundy, green and chartreuse, flowers later than other cultivars
- Jade Princess - compact 2 feet, chartreuse foliage with dark flower spikes
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