Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'TIFT-PA5'

$59⁹⁹

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#2 Container

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Understanding Plant Options

Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:

Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements

Container Plant Sizes

Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.

Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2" x 2" x 3"	0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts	0.20 - 0.23 dry liters
4" Container	0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts	0.35 - 0.96 dry liters
4.5" Container	0.65 dry quarts	0.72 dry liters
6" Container	1.4 dry quarts	1.59 dry liters
1 Quart	1 dry quart	1.1 dry liters
5.5" Container	1.89 dry quarts	2.08 dry liters

Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2 Quart	2 dry quarts	2.2 dry liters
#1 Container	2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts	2.49 - 4.11 dry liters
5" x 5" x 12"	3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts	3.85 - 4.74 dry liters

Mature Plants (2-4 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#2 Container	1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons	5.24 - 7.75 dry liters
#3 Container	2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons	8.14 - 12.16 dry liters

Large Plants (3-5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#5 Container	2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons	12.86 - 20.35 dry liters
#6 Container	5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons	23.12 - 26.42 dry liters
#7 Container	5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons	26.34 - 28.76 dry liters

Bare Root Plants

Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.

Common Sizes:

Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet

Important Notes

Container Volume Specifications

Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents

Growing Conditions

Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment

Seasonal Availability

Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
Container plants are available throughout the growing season
Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes

Questions?

For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.

Plant Highlights

Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grass highlights at a glance!

Specifications

Botanical Name

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'TIFT-PA5'
Growing Zones

5-9
Mature Height

3 feet
Mature Spread

3 - 4 feet
Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Moisture

Moderate
Soil

Well Drained
Growth Rate

Medium
Fall Color

Yellow
Pollinator Required

No
Pruning Time

Early Spring
Bloom Period

Summer

Growing Zones 5-9

Find Your Growing Zone!

Adorable Pink Blooms Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grass!

Spikey Pinkish Bottlebrush Blooms
Rich-Green Fountain of Arching Blades
Vigorous Growth & Dwarf Form
Warm-Season Perennial Grass
Easy Care & Low Maintenance
Deer, Heat, & Humidity Resistant
Containers, Erosion Control and Dried Décor!

Adorable Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hush Puppy') features upright spikey-soft bottlebrush blooms in pinkish-tan.

The rich-green arching blades are slender and fine-textured, adding fantastic motion and sound to the landscape with their graceful, flowing presence. The space-saving size and tidy growth mean any sized sun garden can enjoy these darling plants!

Tight clumps of neat growth only reach 3 feet tall, while the blooms persist on the plant to provide four-season interest. Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 5 to 9, there is little that fazes these low-maintenance ornamental perennial grasses!

How to Use Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grass In The Landscape

Petite and perfect for containers and planters, Hush Puppy™ is also a tidy border plant! Fillers and thrillers for all garden styles! A wonderful seasonal edging plant, the spikey texture looks fantastic in modern plantings or informal gardens alike!

Cottage and Cutting gardens and your Perennial and mixed-shrub borders look lovely with these fountain grasses adding their graceful touch to Zen spaces. Hardy enough for the Rock Garden, these are darling enough for a Childrens garden! Kids can't resist playing with the fluffy plumes! You will love using these plumes in fresh floral arrangements and in dried décor!

Plant tough ornamental grasses along banks, slopes and hard-to-mow areas for easy-care erosion control, or atop your retaining walls for a graceful topper.

#ProPlantTips For Care

Tolerant of full sun and hot dry sites, Hush Puppy™ is also great in part sun areas. Any well-drained soil type works as long as these warm-season Ornamental grasses do not sit in water.

Hardy in a wide range of growing zones and adaptable to a wide range of conditions, these are deer, heat, and humidity resistant and need little care. Pruning in early spring before you see new growth, cleans up the mounds.

Order your own adorable Hush Puppy™ Fountain Grasses for your own garden this year from Nature Hills Nursery!

Under $50	$9.99
$50 - $99.99	$14.99
$100 - $149.99	$16.99
$150+	$24.99