Pennisetum alopecuroides Little Bunny

These enchanting grasses all form a neat mound of narrow green foliage but they come into their own as the fluffy and highly ornamental flower heads appear during Summer – bringing more interest and they sway and move in the breeze. These are fantastic and well mannered plants just perfect for softening hard landscaping features in the garden. They all make a good foil for the bright colours of perennial plants and look great in  bolder drifts if you are fortunate enough to have space, escpecially when combined with other ornamental grasses. all Pennisetum will make excellent container plants and they are just perfect for tactile gardens with their ‘Bunny Tail’ fuzzy flowers.

Grow Pennisetum alopecuroides Little Bunny in a sunny spot (they will take just a touch of shade), in any well drained soil. They are moderately hard and so leaving the old growth untouched over the Winter will go a long way towards protecting the crown from very cold weather.

Pennisetum are deciduous grasses, the old foliage should be left over the Winter as this will protect the crown of the plant from inclement weather conditions and will still provide structure and interest, especially on frosty days. Cut them back close to the ground in February or March before the new foliage emerges. The cut stems and foliage is useful as a natural mulch or may be composted.

How to grow Pennisetum alopecuroides Little Bunny
Position: Full Sun
Foliage: Deciduous grass, foliage turns brown in Winter, fresh new foliage emerges in spring.
Soil and site: Any well drained soil.

Flowering time: late Summer

Growth rate: Moderate/fast
Ultimate height and spread: up to 40cm x 40cm.

Hardiness:  Moderately Hardy
Aftercare: Water regularly after planting and through the first season until established. Cut to ground level in Early Spring.

Last order dates for pre-Christmas delivery:

Root balls, potted plants and pleached trees – please order before 5pm on Friday 6th December for pre-Christmas delivery.

Bare roots – please order before 5pm on Tuesday 10th December for pre-Christmas delivery.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page