Description
- Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot
- Common Name: Hot Rod Switch Grass
- Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Bloom Color: Red
- Bloom Time: Summer-Fall
- Garden Height: 36-48 Inches
- Garden Spread: 24-36 Inches
Panicum virgatum ‘Hot Rod’ is an upright and sturdy ornamental grass that makes an impact in the garden. The blades emerge bluish-green and then quickly darken to red until the entire plant is deep maroon. It turns red earlier than other Panicum varieties. Switch grass is a very important component of the tallgrass prairie that used to cover much of the eastern United States, and this variety is a wonderful choice for extended landscape interest in your own yard. U.S. native.
Uses: Bogs, Borders, Erosion Control, Landscapes, Mass Plantings, Naturalizing, Pond Edges, Rain Gardens, Screening, Stream Banks, Xeriscaping
Nature Attraction: Birds
Critter Resistance: Deer Resistant
Notable Features: Colorful Foliage, Cut Flowers, Tolerates Drought, Salt, & Pollution, Native
Growth Habit: Upright
