| Description | 'Ginger Love' Pennisetum (Pennisetum alopecuroides) is a hardy to tender perennial grown for the arching dark red plumes and 3-foot plants. Hardy to zone 6. |
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| Pronunciation | (penn-i-SEE-tum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Grass Ornamental, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 6 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | large, dark red inflorescence or plumes, held on arching stems |
| Dimensions | 3 by 3 feet, mounded with arcing flower scapes |
| Maintenance | deadhead to prevent reseeding will reseed in favorable conditions |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Intrinsic Perennials, Hebron, Illinois USA |