Join David in our nursery as he takes a look at this outstanding, compact growing NATIVE, ornamental grass variety. Starting out in spring and early summer with blue-grey foliage that gradually takes on glorious shades of ruby-red from summertime onward. Here’s a hardy, easy to grow NATIVE variety that will put on a stunning, easy to look after and ever-changing display from late spring all the way through to the chilly weather of winter.
Here’s why you should consider adding it to your landscape:
👏 Easy to grow and look after (low maintenance)
😍 Extremely long, ever-changing display period
👍 Adapts to a variety of soil types
🐝 Pollinator friendly – important larval host for butterflies & moths
🐤 Bird friendly – food & nesting material source
🦌 Deer and rabbit resistant
🌵 Drought tolerant (once established)
☀️ Thrives in sunny or partially shaded sites
👌 Delightful swaying movement and tranquil foliage sounds
❤️ Compact grower - perfect for smaller sites
👀 Wonderful in mass plantings
🪴 Great in containers
✂️ Good for cut flowers
🏡 Foundation plantings, lining paths & driveways
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Panicum virgatum ‘RR1’ Ruby Ribbons™
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Available at: Premier locally-owned garden centers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region, Click this locator link to find them: https://www.grownbyoverdevest.com/retail-locator/
Photos courtesy of Dr. Mark Brand University of Connecticut, Ball Horticultural Company, Emerald Coast Growers, Overdevest Nurseries LP