Pennisetum 'Tiny Tails'

Discover This NEW Compact Garden Grass, With Dark Red Foliage And A Fluffy Summer Finale!
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1 x 19cm Pot - SKU: 561370
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Key Features

  • With vibrant dark red foliage and fluffy flower plumes, this compact ornamental grass delivers bold colour and texture from summer into autumn, creating maximum garden impact in a small footprint
  • Pennisetum 'Tiny Tails' forms a neat, self-contained mound of dense foliage, making it ideal for adding structure and contrast to sunny beds, borders, containers, and even gravel gardens
  • Its naturally compact size of around 50cm makes it incredibly versatile, slot it into contemporary designs, cottage borders, or patio planters for a reliable show with zero fuss
  • Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established, it's ideal for busy gardeners or tricky spots with poor rainfall, and still looks fantastic even with minimal attention or watering
  • Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready to plant
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Description

'Tiny Tails' may sound sweet and petite, but it delivers a mighty dose of garden magic! Pennisetum 'Tiny Tails' punches above its compact size and weight, delivering big-time impact with incredible dark red leaves and masses of soft, foxtail-like flower plumes from mid-summer into autumn.

Low hassle, there's no deadheading, no clipping, no fuss. Just rich colour, soft movement and that all-important structure. Whether you're slotting it into a prairie-style planting, softening up a contemporary patio container, or edging a sun-drenched path, 'Tiny Tails' brings instant, effortless style.

It's one of those grasses that looks good even when it's not in flower, as the red foliage keeps things interesting from spring right through to late autumn.

This grass is naturally dense and mound-forming, so you won't need to stake it, tame it or worry about it getting leggy. It's also a cracking solution for drought-prone spots or low-maintenance gardens where you still want a bit of flair.

Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready to plant.

Top Tips
  • Plant in average, well-drained soil, in either partial shade or full sun.
Care Information
  • Before planting, prepare the soil by digging over and removing any weeds. Incorporate some well-rotted manure to enrich the soil if necessary.
  • When planting a number of potted plants, arrange them on the surface so you can see how they will look before planting.
  • Individually knock out each plant from its container. Look at the roots – if they are circling around the compost, it is best to tease them out. To do this, push your fingers into the rootball along the bottom edge and pull. Do this in a couple of places. This should encourage the roots to spread into the surrounding soil.
  • Next use a trowel or spade to create a hole just deep and wide enough to set in the rootball. The aim is to bury just the roots, leaving the bases of the stems (when in growth in summer) or the shoots (in spring) above ground.
  • Firm back around the soil, using your hand for small clumps and your heel on larger areas.
  • Water in well to settle the soil.
  • Clumps can be dug up and divided in autumn or spring to give you more plants.
Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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2. Should any hardy plant fail to thrive thereafter, we'll replace free of charge - you just pay the P&P
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