4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Red Switch Grass

Airy flower heads with a reddish cast. Foliage has red tips throughout summer and change to a stunning dark purple-red in fall.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Switch grass prefers moist, fertile soil in full sun, although it tolerates extremes in soil conditions, from sand to heavy clay and from dry slopes to boggy areas. Switch grass is effective planted alone or massed in groups. Tall cultivars make excellent background plants. Good for naturalizing and attracting wildlife. Along roadsides, as a groundcover, for erosion control.

Interesting Information
From a Latin name for millet. This variety is a US native. This variety is short and slower growing.

Plant Type Ornamental Grass		Bloom Color Red		Foliage Color Matte Red
Height 2-3 Feet		Spread 2-3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9		Patented No

Veronicastrum virginicum (Hybrid Culvers Root 'Fascination')	Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry )
Amsonia hubrichtii (Thread-leaf Blue Star )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Red	Landscape Interest • Bird	Exposure • Sun	Soil Moisture Preference • Dry-Wet
Season of Interest (Foliage) • Fall • Winter	Season of Interest (Flowering) • August	Attributes • Drought Tolerant • Fall Color • Cut Flower • Winter Interest