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Panicum Virgatum Thundercloud Switch Grass

Landscape Uses: Bed, Border, Foundations, Hedge And Screen
Exhibits Upright And Vase-Like Growth Habit.
Season Of Interest: Fall, Summer
Resistant To Animals Such As Deer

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Growth Habit Upright, Vase Shaped

Season of Interest Summer, Fall

Bloom Time Summer

Animal Resistance Deer

Tolerance Air Pollution, Drought, Heat, Humidity

Exposure Full to Filtered

Growth Habit Upright, Vase Shaped

Season of Interest Summer, Fall

Bloom Time Summer

Animal Resistance Deer

Tolerance Air Pollution, Drought, Heat, Humidity

Exposure Full to Filtered

Description

Panicum Virgatum Thundercloud Switch Grass is prized for the airy plumes of pink flowers that bloom in late summer. The flowers give way to seed heads. Thundercloud Switch Grass bears bluish-green grassy leaves that turn golden in fall. The perennial grass showcases an upright spreading growth habit. Thundercloud Switch Grass infuses charm into mass plantings and landscapes. The accent performs best under full sun to partial shade and dry to moist, alkaline soils.

Ideal for USDA Zone 3b
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Bluish-green grassy leaves turn golden in fall
Airy plumes of pink flowers bloom in late summer
Suitable for mass plantings and landscapes
Thrives in dry, moist, alkaline soils
Produces seed heads
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2 gal.

Item

81353-102

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1 gal.

Item

81353-101

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Size

1 gal.

Item

81353-101

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Price

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Description

Ideal for USDA Zone 3b
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Bluish-green grassy leaves turn golden in fall
Airy plumes of pink flowers bloom in late summer
Suitable for mass plantings and landscapes
Thrives in dry, moist, alkaline soils
Produces seed heads
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Grass

virgatum

Perennial

Panicum

Blackbent, Old Switch Panic Grass, Switch Grass, Tall Panic Grass, Tall Prairiegrass, Thatchgrass, Twiggy Panic Grass, Virginia Switchgrass, Wild Redtop, Wobsqua Grass

Zone 8b

Zone 5a

96 in.

144 in.

72 in.

120 in.

Fast

Neutral (6.5 to 7.5), Slightly Alkaline (7.6 to 8.0), Alkaline (>8.0)

Bed, Border, Foundation Planting, Hedge, Screen/Privacy

Upright, Vase Shaped

Full to Filtered

Low

Deer

Moderate

Air Pollution, Drought, Heat, Humidity

Summer, Fall

Blue, Pink, Red, White

Summer

Caryopsis

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Switch Grass

Thundercloud

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