Pennisetum Orientale 'Karley Rose' is a fast and moderate growing ornamental grass and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 3 feet to 4 feet and an average width of 3 feet to 4 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained or moderately drained. In the summer and fall Karley Rose Fountain Grass produces rose pink flowers. The foliage is medium green in color. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases, mildew and heat.

Karley Rose Fountain Grass can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, as a background, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, in landscape beds or islands, to accentuate entryways, in small groupings or in medians and also in theme gardens, cottage gardens or perennial gardens.