Tumbleweed® is just awesome; it is virtually round in shape and when it flowers it looks like a puffy silvery-black beachball (or tumbleweed). But it doesn’t blow around in the wind; it holds up nicely to wind and rain and can be used en masse or with companions.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Silver
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
3'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
3' to 4'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Salt Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Hortech Original
Controls Erosion
Native Cultivar
Features
Virtually round in shape and when it flowers it looks like a puffy silvery-black beachball (or tumbleweed).
Landscape Value
Holds up nicely to wind and rain and can be used en masse or with companions.
Care
Watering:
Tumbleweed® Switch Grass is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
Tumbleweed® 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:
Tumbleweed® 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.
