| Description | Panicum Rotstrahlbusch (Panicum virgatum) is a handsome medium to large size clumping Switch grass with some reddish foliage. Great in the winter garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (Pan-ih-kum)(veer-GAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dry once established |
| Flowers | purple |
| Leaves | long linear, silver-green, reddish tones in mid-summer, changes to burgundy-red by autumn, fades to tan-beige in winter |
| Dimensions | airy clumps reaching 4' tall |
| Maintenance | I like this plant for its fall foliage and winter interest. I cut it back in the spring. I have had a few plants where some of the outside branches flop. Just trim off some of the outside, leaving a foot for support. This will lighten up the plant and the 1 foot grass stumps will help to support the outside foliage. |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Cultivar of the native Witch Grass found in North and Central America. |
| Notes & Reference | #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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