Rotstrahlbusch Red Switch Grass (Panicum Virgatum) – 6 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

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Plant Type:  Ornamental Grass

Flower Color:  Red to Pink tinged

Flower Size:  Small in airy clouds

Flowering Period:  Mid Summer to Winter

Flower Type:  Airy Cloud-like Panicles

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color:  Green tinged with Red tips turning Deep Red in Fall and Tan in Winter

Fragrant Foliage:  No 

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  na

Attracts:  Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbits, Wet Soil

Translated, ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ means “red ray bush,” which describes it well. It is one of the best red-foliaged grasses for the landscape. Leaves emerge an attractive silver green in spring and gradually develop burgundy-red tips by summer. With the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall the entire plant turns to an excellent burgundy-red color. It’s sturdy stems grow in an upright, vertical, fine-textured clump to 5 feet tall in flower without flopping through the season or during winter. Stems typically retain vertical form without flopping throughout the growing season and into winter. Red-tinted, airy seed heads appear in mid summer persisting through fall. A fine selection for use as a specimen but also creates a bold statement in groupings and drifts. It is a great companion for fall-blooming perennials.

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