Do Pennisetum "Summer Samba" grow back?

Gail_68

Hello everyone, 
I have two Summer Samba's in the back garden and I know they're an annual plant but I have been told they can come back, as anyone got them and have they had theirs come back?...as they're a delightful plant  

Perki

The purple foliage Pennisetum generally aren't hardy so i doubt it will grow back next year, no harm waiting and seeing though. 

madpenguin

I wonder if it would possibly seed around,especially in you gravel?

Rubytoo

I tried to overwinter P.rubrum which is a similar tender and pretty one like yours in an unheated shelter, dryish pot. I failed,  the seeds did not ripened either but good luck you never know

I keep meaning to buy new plants , they are worth it for the display and pleasure they bring.

Bijdezee

My pink coloured Pennisetum 'carly rose' looks all but dead at the end of the year but regrows from the bottom. Maybe wait until mid spring and if there's no sign of regrowth by then I would assume it dead. 

Gail_68

Hello All and i'm sorry i'm late replying  

Thanks you all for you advice, all I can do is just wait and hope they do come back..i also put them in the middle of 3 summer heathers, weather they'll protect them I don't know.


Also I have two "Skyrockets" on the front garden...so fingercrossed they'll fight back.

Busy-Lizzie

The red leaved pennisetums I had didn't survive the winter, but I don't know which variety they were.

Gail_68

Busy-Lizzie said:

The red leaved pennisetums I had didn't survive the winter, but I don't know which variety they were.

Sorry to hear you lost yours  ...I love grass plants.