Cherry Sparkler Fountain Grass

Cherry Sparkler grows quickly and easily, featuring brilliant red-purple hues that really pop near green foliage plants. It's the fast track to a stunning focal point, adding graceful, swaying movement to borders. In zones 9 and 10, it's a perennial grass that keeps the border bright for years. In zones 3-8, it is an annual plant, which is handy because perennials and annuals work wonders together. Perennials provide more years of impact, but many of the most exceptional varieties take an extra season or two to grow. Because this grass fills in fast, it acts as a gorgeous annual placeholder, keeping your garden beautiful while you're waiting on new perennial plants to take over. You can also use it in combination pots. If you're designing a display with fillers, spillers and thrillers, the height and color makes Cherry Sparkler a bold centerpiece thriller through summer, all the way to the first hard frost. Pennisetum x Advena 'CHERRY SPARKLER' PPAF

Hardiness Zones 3-10
Mature Height 24 - 48 inches
Bloom Time Late spring to late summer
Light Requirements Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
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Botanical Name: Pennisetum x advena 'Cherry Sparkler' PP22538

Availability: Out Of Season

SKU: #04687

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Botanical Name:
Pennisetum x advena 'Cherry Sparkler' PP22538
Ship As:
Potted
Size:
2" POT

Flower Color:
Red
Flower Form:
Plume
Foliage Type:
Long, narrow ribbon-like foliage, midvein is the burgundy color and is flanked by hot pink margins
Mature Spread:
24 inches
Spacing:
24 inches

Growing Tips

Planting Instructions:
Set at the same level it is at in the container. Firm and water in thoroughly.
Soil Moisture:
Average garden soil
Pruning Instructions:
Trim back old stems in late winter to early spring.

Winter Care:
Not winter hardy. In the north it performs as a striking annual.

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Shipping Information

K. van Bourgondien times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America.

We take advanced orders, and as the crops are harvested, our staff of K. van Bourgondien experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.

We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedules. The type of product you order or the weather may affect the anticipated shipping schedule. Please note that we cannot ship outside of the 48 contiguous states. What zone am I in?

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

Bulbs and Bareroot
Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A-5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6A	3/24/25 -5/30/25	5/26/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7B-8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
8B-9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
9B-11B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25

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Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship any plant items from late June through August. General merchandise will be shipped with your plant order.

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Cherry Sparkler Fountain Grass