Panicum virgatum Dream Catcher® Kindred Spirit® (`Nontiripsd’)
Blooming Time
August
September
October
Exposure
Full Sun
Light Shade
Kindred Spirit® is a sturdy-stemmed, mid-sized selection with blue-green leaves and amber-rose fall borne flowers. Like all Panicums in Hortech’s Dream Catcher® collection, Kindred Spirit® remains upright in both wind and rain and remains standing through fall and winter. Its compact size makes it suitable for most any landscape as a hedge, accent or companion.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
5'
Texture:
Fine Texture
Recommended Spacing:
3' to 4'
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Salt Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Large Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Hortech Original
Controls Erosion
Native Cultivar
Features
Mid-sized and sturdy-stemmed, blue-green foliage with amber-rose fall borne flowers, remains upright in wind and rain.
Landscape Value
Suitable for most any landscape, as a hedge, accent or companion.
Care
Watering:
Kindred Spirit® Switch Grass is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
Kindred Spirit® Switch Grass is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Kindred Spirit® Switch Grass should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
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