Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Part Sun to Shade pink and red

pink and red

Expect a 2' wide

fleshy petiole (stalk) of Arisaema tortuosum emerges in early June

After the flowers fade

simply outstanding

Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Part Sun to Shade pink and redPanicum 'Cloud 9' is a superb selection of native switchgrass from Maryland's defunct Bluemount Nursery truly a panicum on steroids! I first saw Panicum 'Cloud Nine' at Longwood Gardens, where visitors were gawking, snapping pictures, and making notes. The strongly growing, 8' tall, vertical clumps of metallic blue foliage are topped by giant, reddish brown, cloud like plumes in late summer through fall. As the flowers fade, their sheer size causes