Cenchrus orientalis: Flower Description
Inflorescence: Fluffy, nearly white inflorescence with pink tones
Plant Profile: Cenchrus orientalis
Taxonomy: Cenchrus orientalisNames
Oriental Fountain Grass
Phonetic Spelling:pen-nih-SEE-tum or-ee-en-TAH-lay
Genus:Cenchrus
Species:orientalis
Family:Poaceae
Leaves range from green to gray-green; it is a warm-season grass. This species exhibits strong resistance to deer browsing.
Growth Habit: Low-growing with a tightly packed clump formation.
Cenchrus orientalis Feature Summary
Cenchrus orientalis Image Gallery
Tags
#drought tolerant
#rabbit resistant
#deer resistant
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Cenchrus orientalis Feature Summary
Flowers
Inflorescence: Fluffy, nearly white inflorescence with pink tones
Pink
White
Red/Burgundy
Cream/Tan
Summer
Fall
Attributes
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Erect
Dense
Clumping
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
3 feet-6 feet
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Leaves
Green
Gray/Silver
Gold/Yellow
Stem
Landscape
Drought
Deer
Rabbits
Cenchrus orientalis Image Gallery
Cenchrus orientalis Flowers
Cenchrus orientalis: Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Pink
Red/Burgundy
White
Cenchrus orientalis: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Cenchrus orientalis Attributes
Cenchrus orientalis: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Cenchrus orientalis Whole Plant Traits
Cenchrus orientalis: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Cenchrus orientalis: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Cenchrus orientalis Cultural Conditions
Cenchrus orientalis: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Cenchrus orientalis: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Cenchrus orientalis: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Cenchrus orientalis: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Cenchrus orientalis Leaves
Cenchrus orientalis: Leaf Color
Gold/Yellow
Gray/Silver
Green
Cenchrus orientalis: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Cenchrus orientalis Stem
Cenchrus orientalis: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Cenchrus orientalis Landscape
Cenchrus orientalis: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
