A graceful deciduous grass pennisetum alopecuroides forms large clumps of slender arching leaves from midsummer a profusion of bristly bottle45brush flowers emerge creating a soft misty effect chinese fountain grass is a low45maintenance perennial that looks wonderful in prairie45style plantings cottage gardens and cut flower gardens the straw45coloured flowers persist as the foliage turns to gold during autumn height 15m 4053941 spread 12m 4043941