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.

Description: A showy clumping perennial grass with arching leaves and spectacular feathery flower plumes from Summer to Autumn. The feature of this variety is its elegant purple flower heads.

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

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

Care: Mulch well. Trim to 1/3 the size preferably in April/March or when required. Fertilise with a slow release fertiliser in late Winter.

Don't be confused:
In this photo on the left is the native non invasive Pennisetum alopecuriodes. On the right we have the highly invasive African variety of Pennisetum setaceum. Unfortunately many people often confuse the native for the exotic and vice-a-versa.

If you require colour and don't mind a larger plant, then Purple Lea is the ideal plant for you. This plant must be grown from division due to its low viability of seed, thus giving you piece of mind that it will stay where it is planted.

Please note seed head is purple not the foliage.

For technical information &
assistance please contact:
Phone: 02 4774 2811
Fax: 02 4774 2911
Email: info@abulk.com.au
Address: 2300 Silverdale Rd
Silverdale NSW 2752