| Description | A nice shorter grass with leaves turning to a wine to burgundy color late in the season. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (PAN-ih-kum)(veer-GAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average, dry once established |
| Temperature | warm season grass, starts growing in the spring |
| Flowers | inkish to reddish, changing to silvery gray |
| Leaves | green can have a bluish ting, changing to wine or burgundy in the fall |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet, upright growth habit |
| Maintenance | For interest, structure and form allow plants to remain through the winter than cut back plants in the spring. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | The species is a North American Prairie grass. |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Hans Simon of Germany from seedling of Hans Herms. |
| Author's Notes | This is one of my favorite grasses for its foliage color change, size and hardiness. Have used it many times in different landscapes. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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