ORNAMENTAL MILLET Jade Princess
STANDING TALL IN GARDENS AND CONTAINERS. The bright green, purple and bronze foliage of ornamental millet provides a stunning focal point in garden beds and in combination with other plants, and even in containers for more dramatic appeal.
Pennisetum glaucum
Colour Group: Chartreuse/brown Height: 60-75 cm Spread: 45-60 cm Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 2-3 Transplant to finish (weeks): 4-5 Intense chartreuse foliage and rich brown, pollenless panicles have a controlled, mounded shape that is more compact than others in the assortment, so plants ship well. Seed can be direct-sown into finish containers and plants are well-suited to pot sizes up to gallons, plus the crop finishes fast. Bushy plant habit is perfect for large containers and landscapes. NOTE: Jade Princess requires warmer temperatures (above 60°F/16°C) than other millets to perform well.
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Purple Baron
Jester
Pennisetum glaucum
Colour Group: Chartreuse/burgundy Height: 90-120 cm Spread: 25-35 cm Containers: 13 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 2-3 Transplant to finish (weeks): 4-5 Young leaves are chartreuse with a subtle burgundy overlay, while mature foliage becomes dominantly burgundy, especially in full sun. Plants end the season with nearly the same bronze-purple colour as Purple Majesty. Jester flowers 7 to 10 days later than Purple Baron and Purple Majesty, and stays compact longer. Best grown warm.
Colour Group: Green/dark purple Height: 75-100 cm Spread: 25-35 cm Containers: 13 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 2-3 Transplant to finish (weeks): 4-5 Large, thick flower spikes grow on plants that are better-branched at the base than Purple Majesty. Slightly darker purple than Purple Majesty, with leaves that are shorter and wider for easier shipping, on a plant that is about two-thirds the mature height. Young plants are green; stem and midrib begin to develop purple colour as they mature. Shows best colour in full sun.
Pennisetum glaucum
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Purple Majesty
Pennisetum glaucum
Colour Group: Green/dark purple Height: 120-150 cm Spread: 20-30 cm Containers: 13 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 2-3 Transplant to finish (weeks): 4-5 Young plants are green. Stem and midrib of the foliage first turn purple after about 8 leaves have developed. Foliage turns dark purple when plants are moved from the greenhouse outside into full sun. Also makes a good cut flower. All-America Selections National Winner.
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