Description
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1 Live Plant – Red Switch Grass Panicum virgatum (Shipping Begins on This item 5/18/22)
A low maintenance plant once established. Fast growing plant. Plants may be shipped bare root, 2.5″ pot or 4″ pots depending on season and availability. Larger sizes come as first come/serve basis. We ship the best and largest plants first.
FYI AFTER OCTOBER 15TH ITEMS WILL BE EITHER DORMANT OR GOING INTO A DORMANT STATE We live in NorthCentral Ohio
Best burgundy-red coloring of all the switch grasses. Deep-green foliage takes on red hues by midsummer. The coloring becomes more pronounced until it turns deep burgundy-wine by September. Tolerates a wide range of soil. The three varieties we grow are Ruby Ribbons, Prairie Sky and Shenandoah Red Switch.
Common Name: Switch grass
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 10
Mature Height: 48 inches
Seedhead Color: Red
Exposure: Full Sun
Deer Resistant
Height: 4′ feet
Spread: 3′
Exposure: Full sun Part Shade
Perennial Zone: 4-10
Growth Habit / Form: Grassy, Upright, Arching
Growth Rate: Fast
Shipping Spring via USPS Priority Mail
Small pot size, leaves will be trimmed.
Planting Instructions:
Plant the root ball into the soil and keep the top of the root ball level with the soil.
Water daily so it does not dry out. Do this for 2 weeks and then water as needed.
Flowering plumes emerge in late Summer.
