Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Amaryllids while visiting Louisiana

while visiting Louisiana

Everyone who sees this clumping carex can't leave without it

This drought-tolerant native blazing star from rocky outcrops in the southern Appalachian mountains is one of the best in the genus

but with a unique pattern of gold and white in the center of each leaf

Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Amaryllids while visiting LouisianaPanicum 'Cloud 9' is a superb selection of native switchgrass from Maryland's defunct Bluemount Nursery truly a panicum on steroids! I first saw Panicum 'Cloud Nine' at Longwood Gardens, where visitors were gawking, snapping pictures, and making notes. The strongly growing, 8' tall, vertical clumps of metallic blue foliage are topped by giant, reddish brown, cloud like plumes in late summer through fall. As the flowers fade, their sheer size causes