The Plants
Panicum virgatum 'Shenondah'
switch grass
£7.99
A beautiful ornamental grass with steely blue-green leaf colour, which takes on tones of violet, purple, burgundy and wine red in late summer. Forms stiff, dense clumps which persist through winter. Flower spikelets tiny, purplish, held in large open panicles
Type
- Grasses
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Contemporary style garden
- Gravel garden
Special features
- Low maintenance
- Winter interest
- Autumn interest
- Architectural
Dimensions
Size: Medium
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 100cm
Eventual spread: 100cm
Positions
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- West
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline