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Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'
Switch Grass
Plant Type: Grass - Ornamental
Compact switch gras that emerges blue green and reddens rapidly to produce a rich, deep maroon show. Eary to color.
Height3-4"
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Spread18"
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Growth HabitTHRILLER (upright)
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Landscape Application:
Specimen or mass in beds, borders, water margins, screen. Provides winter interest.
Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' Plant Care:
Cut to 6" in March. Tolerates heavy clay soil. Loses upright form in too much shade.
USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 (-30/-20F)
Switch Grass Characteristics & Attributes
Season of Interest
Mid Season (May - June)
Late Season (July - frost)
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate to high soil moisture.
Moderate
Moist
Special Benefits
Cut Flower / or Foliage
Dried Flower
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant