Plant Calculator
Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'
Switch Grass
- Clumping, vertical habit
- Blue-green foliage turns deep burgundy in summer
- Airy purple flowers
- Showy seed heads
- Category: Perennials
- Patent: PP26074
- Breeder: Plant Haven
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height: 3-4 ft
- Spread: 18-24 in
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Songbirds |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Multi-Color |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Attributes
| • | Accent |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Ornamental Grass |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Water's Edge / Bog Plant |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Fall |