Purple fountain grass has long been a favorite of local gardeners, adored for its graceful habit, the dark burgundy-purple hue of its leaves and the delicate foxtail blooms at the end of each blade.

Red fountain grass is one grass that is difficult to overwinter in our climate, so plants are best treated as annuals and replaced each spring. It is worth the effort.

Fountain grass produces 3-foot fountain-shaped plants topped by purplish-pink fox tail flowers in late summer and fall. Variety Hameln has the same form but grows only 2 feet tall.

One set of plants that fares well in droughts is ornamental grass. Here are some selections to consider. Purple fountain grass is used in landscapes for its striking color. The splash of red ...

My favorite fountain grass is Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’. Imagine a 1½-foot mound of gray-green foliage covered with fluffy, rose-pink foxtails from June until August, and foliage ...

Burnham Square, who was last of six after the first quarter of a mile in the 1 1/16-mile Fountain of Youth, ran in spots before finishing with energy to miss third by a neck.“He made some ...

Purple fountain grass is a congenial type, much like the gregarious friend who makes a party. Highly ornamental with its arching foliage topped with bobbing rose-purple plumes from late spring to ...