Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping
Native To: Africa
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Deer Resistant
Container Sizes: #1, #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 4-12, 14-24
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Yes! The flowers of Pennisetum messaicum ‘Red Bunny Tails’ do indeed resemble little red bunny tails. In spring, the fine leaves of this fountain grass have new burgundy tips, and red flower plumes rise up from 3’ stalks. By summer the flowers change to a blonde/tan color. The graceful, arching blades of this ornamental grass grows in petite tufts to 1-2’ tall and wide and is cold hardy to 0° F. Plant in full sun and provide good drainage and regular water. Use in traditional and contemporary landscapes as accents or in masses.
Yes! The flowers of Pennisetum messaicum ‘Red Bunny Tails’ do indeed resemble little red bunny tails. In spring, the fine leaves of this fountain grass have new burgundy tips, and red flower plumes rise up from 3’ stalks. By summer the flowers change to a blonde/tan color. The graceful, arching blades of this ornamental grass grows in petite tufts to 1-2’ tall and wide and is cold hardy to 0° F. Plant in full sun and provide good drainage and regular water. Use in traditional and contemporary landscapes as accents or in masses.