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Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Thursday, December 19, 2013 19:16

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In a continued series of looking back on new plants I introduced to my garden in 2013 (or technically late 2012), I wanted to share with you my brief but oh so wonderful experience with Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass) ‘Cheyenne Sky’.

I planted a six inch plug of this native grass in late October of last year in a location that ended up being the wettest area in my entire landscape. And that my friends is no exaggeration. It was the last available spot in the garden so I dumped her in and never looked back.

Cut to spring of this year and miraculously, the grass survived the winter and the brutally wet conditions. While the growth was minimal and barely visible, by the late summer, the color of the grass was off the charts:

Pretty frickin awesome, eh?

As I am want to do, I moved the ‘Cheyenne Sky’ to a much more prominent location in the summer, banking on it putting on a damn good show for years to come.

Now we wait to see how the OG actually grows and evolves.

From a quick browsing session on the Internet, this warm season grass looks like it has outstanding blue/green color from mid spring until summer and then gets that outstanding color, or some similar version of it, by July/August. Also, with a max size of about ’3 x 2′, this one will be easily added to multiple new locations throughout the yard.

Yet another Panicum that appears to be a must-have.

John

Source: http://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2013/12/panicum-virgatum-cheyenne-sky.html

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