Purple Majesty ornamental grass
Cenchrus americanus 'Purple Majesty'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 14 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Gold, purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Majesty' ornamental grass (Cenchrus americanus 'Purple Majesty') is an annual for cut flowers and containers. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and stands erect at 12 to 14 inches tall. Gold and purple blooms appear from early to late summer. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Golden crownbeard, Winecup clarkia, and Red fescue.