Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot Common Name: Hot Rod Switch Grass Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Bloom Color: Red Bloom Time: Summer-Fall Garden Height: 36-48 Inches Garden Spread: 24-36 Inches Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' is an upright and sturdy ornamental grass that makes an impact in the garden. The blades emerge bluish-green and then quickly darken to red until the entire plant is deep maroon. It turns red earlier than other Panicum varieties. Switch grass is a very important component of the tallgrass prairie that used to cover much of the eastern United States, and this variety is a wonderful choice for extended landscape interest in your own yard. U.S. native. Uses: Bogs, Borders, Erosion Control, Landscapes, Mass Plantings, Naturalizing, Pond Edges, Rain Gardens, Screening, Stream Banks, XeriscapingNature Attraction: BirdsCritter Resistance: Deer ResistantNotable Features: Colorful Foliage, Cut Flowers, Tolerates Drought, Salt, & Pollution, NativeGrowth Habit: Upright
