Panicum virgatum ‘Apache Rose’
Panicum 'Apache Rose' is a tall switch grass with a great vertical and compact growth habit and leaves that are grey-green, turning yellow-beige in fall to provide good winter interest.
Panicum ‘Apache Rose’ is a tall switch grass cultivar which features a great vertical and compact growth. The leaves are grey-green, turning yellow-beige in fall to provide good winter interest. ‘Apache Rose’ has unique rose-colored flower panicles.
Common Name: Switch Grass
Family: Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Grass
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Prairies and in openings and savannas throughout the eastern United States. It is one of the co-dominant grass species of the original tallgrass prairie.
Award: GPP
Geographical Origin:
