Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Jambalaya' ~ Jambalaya Fountain Grass black-bloom Thermopsis villosa is a native

Thermopsis villosa is a native plant  hosts various butterflies and that attracts bees and butterflies

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providing visual interest and food for birds

IMAGE: Zbigniew Niepokój

Intolerant of wet soils

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Jambalaya' ~ Jambalaya Fountain Grass black-bloom Thermopsis villosa is a nativeJambalaya Fountain Grass is a compact warm season ornamental grass with arching narrow green foliage and an attractive fall color. The fluffy silvery bottle brush like flower spikes emerge violet pink and mature to blushed pinkish silver beginning mid summer and continues to hold color until mid fall. Grows best with full sun and medium to wet well drained soils. Jambalaya is a sterile cultivar that won't self seed and is drought tolerant once