Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' ~ Monrovia® Hot Rod Switch Grass privacy-screen Best bloom in deep rich

Best bloom in deep rich well-drained soils

2020-11-17 14 32 39 Impatiens walleriana with red flowers blooming in late autumn along Metrotech Drive at the Sully Place Shopping Center in Chantilly

SunPatiens Compact Rose Glow Impatiens is a popular compact tropical annual used for bedding with whorls of dark green to bronze foliage

NY State IPM Program at Cornell University from New York

Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' ~ Monrovia® Hot Rod Switch Grass privacy-screen Best bloom in deep richMonrovia Hot Rod Switch Grass is a dense clumping native grass with stiff upright blue green foliage that transitions to red then deep burgundy by fall. In mid summer stems holding airy clusters of tiny purple flowers raise above the foliage like a cloud which turn brown in fall and persist through winter. Prefers part sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Central and East N. America; GA Native Height: 3' 4' Spread: 2' 3'