Growing Jester Ornamental Millet Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Pennisetum glaucum
- Other Names: Purple Millet, Blackleaf Millet
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Jester millet is traditionally grown outside and grows so large that there is little reason to ever grow plants indoors. Pennisetum glaucum should germinate in less than 7 days with full lighting.
- Days to Maturity: 63 – 77 days
- Hardiness Zone: 7 – 11
- Planting Depth: Lightly press without covering 3 – 4 seeds into soil
- Plant Spacing: 48"
- Growth Habit: 24 – 42" tall grassy upright with a 32 – 36" spread of wide-bladed, symmetrical ornamental grass
- Soil Preference: Dry, medium moisture, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Once established, Jester millet performs well in regions prone to drought, heat, and poor soils. Pennisetum glaucum is not susceptible to any pests or diseases.
- Color: Deep burgundy and bronzed blades of grass
Jester millet is traditionally grown outside and grows so large that there is little reason to ever grow plants indoors. Pennisetum glaucum should germinate in less than 7 days with full lighting. Lightly press without covering 3 – 4 Jester millet seeds in dry, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Once established, Jester millet performs well in regions prone to drought, heat, and poor soils. Pennisetum glaucum is not susceptible to any pests or diseases. Millet grass seeds mature in 63 – 77 days as 24 – 42" tall grassy uprights with a 32 – 36" spread of wide-bladed and symmetrical ornamental grass.
Pennisetum glaucum, or otherwise known as Millet, is one of the most widely produced varieties of millet and is native to Africa and Asia, but has since been naturalized throughout most of the world. Millet is one of the most popular grows in the entire world more than 2 dozens names in just Africa alone.