Learn how to plant this popular ornamental greenery. Easy to care for and teeming with design opportunities, fountain grass, also known as Pennisetum, is a hardy, beautiful plant for both beginner ...

Jared Clapper with Hana Lima Land Management, working on behalf of Haleakala Ranch, was part of a team responding to an infestation of invasive fountain grass in proximity to Pu‘uokali above Kihei.

One of the more popular perennial grasses that is not hardy in this area is purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'). This fast-growing grass makes it a good plant to use as an annual.

Invasive plant species like stinknet, tamarisk, buffelgrass and fountain grass have spread rapidly through Arizona and are difficult to control. Quagga mussels have invaded much of the lower ...