| Description | A warm season perennial grass, grown as an annual north of zone 9. Foliage gets darker as the season gets hotter. A tender perennial frown as an annual in color hardiness zones. |
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| Pronunciation | (penn-i-SEE-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
| Sunlight | full for best color |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | heat lover |
| Leaves | saber shaped, start dapple green/purple, darken to deep burgundy purple, grass-like |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 2-3 feet (HS) |
| Propagation | division |
| Author's Notes | This has to be one of the darkest colored ornamental grass I have seen. |
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