The LSU AgCenter has announced another Louisiana Super Plant called Fireworks, a red-foliaged variety of purple fountain grass or pennisetum. For many years, gardeners in Louisiana grew purple ... Purple fountain grass has been grown here successfully for years, and Fireworks does just as well.

Understanding the Context

It's one of this spring's additions to the Louisiana Super Plants program, an educational campaign of ... Question: I want to overwinter my purple fountain grass. I cut it back, dug it out of my garden and have it in a pot. Where should I store it for winter?

Key Insights

A few gardeners have reported success allowing ... The Advocate: LSU AgCenter Garden News: Purple fountain grass performs all summer Q: Dig and store it or leave it in the garden, I can’t seem to keep purple fountain grass alive through the winter. What is the best way to overwinter this grass? A: With attractive purple leaves and ... Purple fountain grass is a congenial type, much like the gregarious friend who makes a party.

Final Thoughts

Highly ornamental with its arching foliage topped with bobbing rose-purple plumes from late spring to ... Pennisetum, an ornamental grass widely known as purple fountain grass, has added a new member to its group and one that has a different color. While it is still considered one of the purple grasses, ... NOLA.com: Bright color for sunny gardens: Fireworks fountain grass puts on a show