Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' ~ Red Flame Switch Grass-ServeScape
Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' ~ Red Flame Switch Grass-ServeScape
Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' ~ Red Flame Switch Grass-ServeScape
Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' ~ Red Flame Switch Grass-ServeScape

Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame'

Red Flame Switch Grass

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Red Flame Switch Grass is a compact, native warm-season ornamental grass with fine blue-green foliage that turns wine red by the end of summer.  In summer stems holding airy clusters create a cloud of tiny pink-tinged flowers above the foliage which turn brown in fall and persist through winter.  Prefers part sun and moist well-drained soils.  

Type: 

Orn. Grass

Origins:

Central and East N. America; GA Native

Height: 

3' - 3.5'

Spread: 

1' - 2'

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

 Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Too much shade will lose its upright form.  Beetles and mites are occasional problems.  Root and crown rot may occur in poorly drained soils. Some susceptibility to rust.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Gardens, Bog Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:   Daisy Mum, Sedum, Tickseed

IMAGES: , Panicum virgatum (1)+(2) 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

Panicum virgatum 'Red Flame' ~ Red Flame Switch Grass-ServeScape

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