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Prairie Winds®
Panicum virgatum Cheyenne Sky ('Prairie Winds®')
Cheyenne Sky Switch Grass (Red Switch Grass): Patent PP23209
A tight, vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage, which by late summer is entirely drenched in a dark wine-red colour and topped with matching, wine-red flower panicles.
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- » Forms a tight, upright clump of blue-green foliage
- » Burgundy-red, airy, cloud-like panicles, 30 cm long, rise above the foliage
- » Leaves turn dark wine-red in late summer, starting at the tips
- » The foliage and flower turn beige-brown for the winter
- » Bloom Time: Late summer
- » Flower Height: 100 cm
- » Foliage Height: 60 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
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 |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'
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 'Cheyenne Sky'
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.