Professional Growing Information I have grown 3 this beauties in my yard for several years now and if your looking for a tall, straight up ornamental grass that has beautiful blue/grey leaves that never flop and put on such a magnificent show of seed heads in the late summertime into fall, this stunner is everything you can hope for in a neat tidy, tall switch grass, this one is tough as nails and its a keeper. I have them in various areas of my front and back yard and they all do so well in the 6 hours of sun they get!
Prairie Winds® 'Totem Pole' Switch Grass Panicum virgatum
Exposure
- Sun
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6'
Spread: 2'6"
Height: 1.8m
Spread: 76cm
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72 - 72 Inches30 - 30 Inches30 - 30 Inches1.8m76cm76cm
Features
A sturdy, durable ornamental grass that withstands adverse weather conditions. Grey-green leaves form a strictly upright column of steel blue foliage. Golden seed heads in fall.
Foliage InterestFall InterestWinter InterestDrought TolerantSalt TolerantErosion ControlResists:DeerGrass:GrassNative to North AmericaCharacteristics
Plant Type:PerennialHeight Category:TallGarden Height:72 Inches 1.8mSpacing:30 Inches 76cmSpread:30 Inches 76cmFlower Colors:YellowFlower Shade:GoldenFoliage Colors:BlueFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Steel blueHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Late Summer Through FallHardiness Zones:4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Fertile SoilSoil Fertility Requirement:Poor SoilSoil PH Category:Acidic SoilSoil PH Category:Neutral SoilUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:Cut FlowerUses:Dried FlowerUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses:Specimen or Focal PointMaintenance Notes:One of the easiest ornamental grasses to grow in full sun. Does well in any soil from sand to clay. Cut back in spring before new growth appears.
Prairie Winds® 'Totem Pole' Panicum virgatum USPP 29,951, Can 6,834 -
5141321Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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JeffB, New Hampshire, United States, 19 weeks ago
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Pam Howard, Ontario, Canada, 8 years ago
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