panicum virgatum 'prairie fire' (switch grass, red switch grass) Size:9cm pot

panicum virgatum 'prairie fire' (switch grass, red switch grass) Size:9cm potforms a tight, upright clump of blue green foliage pinkish red, airy, cloud like panicles rise above the foliage leaves turn a dark wine red in early summer, starting at the tips the foliage and flower turn beige brown for the winter bloom time: late summer warm season grasses are much slower starting in the spring they do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer they flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms

damaged fronds should be cut out in early spring

developed in canada

lanceolate

hakonechloa macra dislike full sun and are best grown in a cool

typically grown as a hedge

blue-green leaves turn burgundy in the fall

prune old flowers off to extend bloom time

afternoon sun

coarsely toothed

they spread by underground rhizomes

bloom time: early june

most sedum can tolerate short periods of wet or shade