Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Lumen Gold’ PP27,435
Blooming Time
Exposure
Featuring the same low, compact mounded shape as its parent ‘Hameln’, ‘Lumen Gold’ shimmers with slender chartreuse foliage, coloring up best in full sun, and tending toward limey-green in shade. ‘Lumen Gold’ is a dynamic plant that changes with the seasons and bears delicate sprays of bushy silvery-brown flowers. Carefree and modest in growth rate, it may be used en masse or mixed with companions.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Tan to Brown
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Brightly colored light green, nearly yellow foliage brightens up the landscape in spring and early summer, before it is topped with silvery brown plumes in late summer and fall.
Landscape Value
Carefree, with a modest growth rate it can be used en masse, or mixed with companions.
Care
Watering:
'Lumen Gold' Fountain Grass is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
'Lumen Gold' Fountain Grass is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Lumen Gold' Fountain Grass should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.