{"id":24861,"date":"2024-09-13T15:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=24861"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:37:03","slug":"is-redhead-fountain-grass-invasive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/09\/13\/is-redhead-fountain-grass-invasive\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Redhead Fountain Grass invasive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"field-section2 slds-card slds-theme_default\">\n<div class=\"slds-card__body slds-card__body_inner\">\n<div class=\"section-layout-container slds-section slds-is-open\">\n<div class=\"slds-col slds-p-horizontal_small slds-p-vertical_x-small\">\n<div class=\"slds-grid slds-size_1-of-1 label-stacked undefined\" data-target-selection-name=\"sfdc:RecordField.Case.Description\">\n<div class=\"slds-form-element slds-hint-parent test-id__output-root slds-form-element_edit slds-form-element_readonly slds-form-element_stacked\">\n<div class=\"slds-form-element__control\"><strong>I have just purchased Redhead Fountain Grass. Is it an invasive?\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"slds-form-element__control\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e;font-family: 'Roboto Slab', serif;font-size: 1.25rem\">Answer:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Technically, the fountain grasses do not appear on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/horticulture\/invasiveplants.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Do Not Sell list<\/a>, which is our database of officially recognized invasives. That said, it is considered invasive in a few other states, and just because a plant doesn&#8217;t appear on Maine&#8217;s list doesn&#8217;t mean it can&#8217;t be invasive, just that it hasn&#8217;t met the statutory criteria. As climate change progresses, I suspect there may be problems with it in the future, but it&#8217;s difficult to gauge when. It&#8217;s *probably* ok to plant for now, but I often gently dissuade folks from doing so unless their heart is set on it. A native specimen grass like <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/panicum\/virgatum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">switchgrass (<em>Panicum virgatum<\/em>)<\/a>\u00a0or fern like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/ferns\/cinnamon-fern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cinnamon fern (<em>Osmunda cinnamomea<\/em>)<\/a>\u00a0might be a better alternative that would fill a similar design niche.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that helps you decide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I have just purchased Redhead Fountain Grass. 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