
Zone
4 - 9
Mature Height
48 in
Mature Width
36 in
Light
Full Sun, Part ShadeWater
Moist, well-drainedSoil
Normal, loamy
Description / Panicum Ruby Ribbons®
Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switch grass, will add texture and movement to your garden just like it does in the tallgrass prairie. It is noted for it's stiff, columnar form, and typically retains its vertical shape throughout the growing season. It is a clump forming, warm season grass which can grow up to three feet tall. The foliage is an attractive blue green that matures through the season into an attractive purple red. The foliage clump is often topped in mid-summer by finely textured, pink tinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy plumes. The panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in the fall the plumes persisting well into winter. Not only is this grass visually interesting and attractive in the landscape but the seeds are a welcome food source for birds during the winter. Use in borders, native gardens, or even by a water garden. Wherever you place it it will make a gorgeous addition to your garden.
Product Details
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Variety: 'RR1'
Item Form:
Bloom Color: Light Pink
Foliage Color: BlueMedium Green
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Light Requirements: Full SunPart Shade
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Uses: Special Features: Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
State Shipping Restrictions: GU, HI, PR, VI
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