Switchgrass 'Ruby Ribbons' Size:1 Gallon leafy flower stalks

leafy flower stalks

hence the name scouring rush

open panicles that reach up to 10" long

It ranges all the way to Sonora Desert

deciduous/semi-evergreen tree with one or multiple trunks

Switchgrass 'Ruby Ribbons' Size:1 Gallon leafy flower stalksPanicum virgatum 'Ruby Ribbons' Ruby Ribbons is a cultivar of Switchgrass noted for having blue green foliage that matures by mid season to an attractive purple red. It is the result of a controlled cross between Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' (female parent) and Panicum virgatum 'Haense Herms' (male parent). It has a compact form and vigorous growth habit. Best grown in full sun. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Salt tolerant and drought tolerant