Grass, Etouffee™ Fountain Grass

Etouffee Fountain Grass is an ornamental grass with slender bright green arching foliage that turns golden tan in fall.  Its fluffy creamy-tan colored bottle-brush like flower spikes fade to lavender-bronze and bloom from late summer to mid fall.  Prefers part sun and well-drained soils.  Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established. Etouffee is sterile.

Type:	Orn. Grass
Origins:	Eastern Asia to Western Australia
Height:	4' - 5'
Spread:	5' - 6'
Spacing:	5.5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Brown
Season of Interest:	Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Water regularly.  Cut foliage to ground in winter.  Watch for rust or leaf spot in high humidity conditions.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging, Woodland Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Tickseed, Yarrow, Blanket Flower

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.