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Panicum virgatum Apache Rose ('Prairie Winds®')

Apache Rose Switch Grass: Patent PP29142, CPBR5651

  • »  Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
  • »  Dense, upright, columnar habit with grey-green foliage
  • »  Tips become flushed with a hint of rosy-red in the fall and unique rose-coloured panicles appear
  • »  Very sturdy cultivar that will remain standing through the winter
  • »  Foliage height: 100 cm
  • »  Flower height: 125 cm
  • »  Bloom Time: Early fall
  • »  Grass Type: Warm Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:100-125 cm
  • Spread:70-80 cm
  • Bloom Color: Pink
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Deciduous
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Fall Color
• Heat Tolerant
• Long Blooming
• Salt Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
• Juglan Tolerant
Flowering Time
• Lt. Sum-Fall
• Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Naturalizing
• Roadside planting
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Panicum virgatum 'Apache Rose'

Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Panicum virgatum 'Apache Rose'

This grass grows in a wide variety of soil conditions from wet to average, and is drought tolerant, once established. Grows best in full sun and will flop over if grown in shade or overly rich soils. It should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring.