Prince - Napier Grass

Prince is an ornamental Napier grass with broad, upright leaves that deepen to rich purple as summer heat builds. Its substantial scale makes a strong seasonal accent for large borders and containers. ## Garden Use The exact Prince listing at [Emerald Coast Growers](https://ecgrowers.com/pennisetum-prince-38/) describes a 72-inch-tall fountain grass with purple foliage that intensifies in summer, red seedheads, and full-sun to part-shade exposure. It is offered for containers and landscape plantings. The breeder’s [plant patent](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP18509P3/en) describes the cultivar as perennial in USDA Zones 8–10 and vigorous as an annual farther north. Allow room for the broad blades, and use the dark foliage as a backdrop for brighter plants. ## Seasonal Care Prince grows vigorously in warm weather. In regions where it is grown as an annual, treat it as a seasonal planting; where it survives winter, allow the old foliage to remain for structure until new growth resumes. ## Maintenance Remove frost-damaged growth after winter or clear the plant at the end of the growing season where it is grown as an annual.