Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'

Red Switch Grass

USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9

Upright, clump-forming, shorter variety with narrow leaves of green with burgundy tips that age to bright red in autumn. Retains color throughout the winter. Old, reliable cultivar.

Good Companions

Narrow Leaf Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii), Meadow Sage (Salvia nemorosa), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata), Ornamental Kale (Redbor Kale ), New York Aster (Aster dumosus), Helen's Flower (Helenium autumnale), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), Tickseed (Coreopsis Big Bang), (Calamintha nepeta var. nepeta), Ornamental Oregano (Origanum ), Threadleaf (Coreopsis Permathread), Three-lobed Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Butterfly Bush (Buddleia ), Double Coneflower (Echinacea Cone-fections™)

Characteristics & Attributes

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