How to tend a Panicum virgatum

Also known as: Chasea virgata (L.) Nieuwl., Eatonia purpurascens Raf., Ichnanthus glaber Link ex Steud., Milium virgatum (L.) Lunell, Milium virgatum var. elongatum (Vasey) Lunell, Panicum buchingeri E.Fourn., Panicum coloratum F.Muell., Panicum giganteum Scheele, Panicum glaberrimum Steud., Panicum ichnanthoides E.Fourn., Panicum kunthii E.Fourn., Panicum pruinosum Bernh. ex Trin., Panicum virgatum subsp. cubense (Griseb.) Borhidi, Panicum virgatum var. breviramosum Nash, Panicum virgatum var. confertum Vasey, Panicum virgatum var. cubense Griseb., Panicum virgatum var. diffusum Vasey, Panicum virgatum var. elongatum Vasey, Panicum virgatum var. glauciphyllum Cassidy, Panicum virgatum var. obtusum Alph.Wood, Panicum virgatum var. scorteum H.P.Linder, Panicum virgatum var. spissum H.P.Linder, Panicum virgatum var. thyrsiforme H.P.Linder, Panicum virgatum var. virgatum

Watering

2-3 times every week

Sunlight

Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Loose, fertile, high water permeability planting materials

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

No need pruning

About this plant

Origin
United States
Category
Gramineae, Panicum
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering and fruiting period June-October
Flower colors
green or purple
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