| Description | Red Sunset Pennisetum (Panicum virgatum) A Switch Grass cultivar having blue-green stems with wine-red leaves. In the spring the foliage is blue-green, but by early summer the leaves are already turning their red color. |
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| Pronunciation | (PAN-ih-kum)(veer-GAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | blue-green stems with wine-red leaves., blue-green in the spring, but by early summer the upper areas of the leaves are already turning their stunning red color |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet tall |
| Maintenance | cut back to the ground in the spring before new growth appears |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Panicums (Switch Grass) are North American native Prairie grasses. |
| Cultivar Origin | Found as seedling of Panicum 'Shenandoah' by Jim Van Hoorn , USA |
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