DESCRIPTION
Growing Purple Majesty Ornamental Millet Garden Seeds
Purple Majesty 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 Purple Majesty millet seeds in dry, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Once established, Purple Majesty 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 36 – 60" tall grassy uprights with a 32 – 48" spread of wide-bladed and symmetrical ornamental grass and 8 – 12" flowering spikes.
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.
ATTRIBUTES
Basic Info
| Other Names: |
Purple Millet, Blackleaf Millet |
| Seed Type: |
Annual |
| Color: |
Deep burgundy and bronzed blades of grass |
Growing Info
| 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: |
36 – 60" tall grassy upright with a 32 – 48" spread of wide-bladed, symmetrical ornamental grass and 8 – 12" flowering spikes |
| Soil Preference: |
Dry, medium moisture, well-drained |
| Light Preference: |
Full sun |
Other
| Taxonomy: |
Pennisetum glaucum
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| Sow Indoors or Outdoors: |
Purple Majesty 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. |
| Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: |
Once established, Purple Majesty millet performs well in regions prone to drought, heat, and poor soils. Pennisetum glaucum is not susceptible to any pests or diseases. |
