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'Totem Pole' Switch Grass

Panicum virgatum

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Proven Winners - Prairie Winds® 'Totem Pole' - Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum yellow golden plant details, information and resources.

Sun FullWater Medium
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Proven Winners - Prairie Winds® 'Totem Pole' - Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum yellow golden plant details
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Grey-green leaves form a strictly upright column of steel blue foliage'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Does well in any soil from sand to clay'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — information and resources'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — A sturdy, durable ornamental grass that withstands adverse weather conditions'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Golden seed heads in fall., One of the easiest ornamental grasses to grow in full sunPanicum virgatum+19

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
6–6 Ft.
Mature width
2.5–2.5 Ft.

Classification

Family
Poaceae

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'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Proven Winners - Prairie Winds® 'Totem Pole' - Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum yellow golden plant details
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Grey-green leaves form a strictly upright column of steel blue foliage
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Does well in any soil from sand to clay
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — information and resources
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — A sturdy, durable ornamental grass that withstands adverse weather conditions
'Totem Pole' Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) — Golden seed heads in fall., One of the easiest ornamental grasses to grow in full sun
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