Pennisetum alopecuroides JS Jommenik PP 27435 Algeria each highlighted with a purple

each highlighted with a purple and yellow speckled lip

perfuming the air with a rich honeysuckle-like fragrance until frost

white flowers

which indicates probable tetraploidy

Pennisetum alopecuroides JS Jommenik PP 27435 Algeria each highlighted with a purpleFinally, a gold foliaged fountain grass a delight for garden designers. Pennisetum 'JS Jommenik' was discovered in Jan Spruyt's Belgium Nursery as a solid gold sport of Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Gelbstiel'. The 1' tall x 2' wide clumps emerge bright gold in spring, but ages to chartreuse, then green as summer heat arrives. In late summer, the clumps are topped with 2' tall stalks of bunny tail like plumes.