Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire'

Prairie Fire Switch Grass

  • Ornamental grass
  • Upright, clump of blue-green foliage
  • Foliage ages to wine-red
  • Great winter interest
  • Use in the shrub or perennial border

  • Category: Ornamental Grass
  • Patent: PP19637
  • Hardiness Zone: 4-9
  • Height: 4-5 ft
  • Spread: 18-24 in
  • Bloom Color: Pink
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Blue-green foliage with wine-red tips create stunning contrast before turning vivid red in the fall. Foliage clump is topped in late summer by large, finely-textured, rose-tinted flower panicles that eventually fade to beige in fall.

Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Blue
Burgundy
Gold
Green
Red
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Dry Soil
Habit
Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Fall
Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Summer
Winter