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Panicum virgatum RR1 ('Ruby Ribbons™')
Ruby Ribbons™ Switch Grass (Red Switch Grass): Patent PP17944
The foliage has a blue-green cast which develops wine-red tips as it matures, and produces a pinkish-red flower in late summer.
- » A cross between Panicum 'Haense Herms and 'Heavy Metal'
- » Blue-green foliage in early summer
- » Foliage develops wine red tips as they mature with pinkish-red flower
- » The foliage and flower turn beige-brown for the winter
- » Bloom Time: Late summer
- » Flower Height: 150 cm
- » Foliage Height: 125 cm
- » Grass Type: Warm Season
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | 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 'RR1'
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 'RR1'
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.