previous
  • Building a Compost Bin
    Building a Compost Bin
  • Elephant's Ears
    Elephant's Ears
  • Lawn Alternatives
    Lawn Alternatives
  • Fragrant Plants for Pathways
    Fragrant Plants for Pathways
  • Thoughts From a Foreign Field
    Thoughts From a Foreign Field
  • Make a Succulent Topiary
    Make a Succulent Topiary
  • Comfortable Alfresco Dining
    Comfortable Alfresco Dining
  • Colorful Selections for Shade
    Colorful Selections for Shade
  • Designing with Curved Terraces
    Designing with Curved Terraces
  • Plants that Spark!
    Plants that Spark!
  • Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
    Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
  • In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
  • 6 Tips for Weed Control
    6 Tips for Weed Control
  • Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
    Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
  • Mulch for a Healthy Garden
    Mulch for a Healthy Garden
  • Dwarf Citrus Trees
    Dwarf Citrus Trees
  • Save Money by Growing Your Own
    Save Money by Growing Your Own
  • Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
    Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
  • Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
    Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
  • Pretty in Pink
    Pretty in Pink
  • Stylish Shady Containers
    Stylish Shady Containers
  • Homegrown / Homemade
    Homegrown / Homemade
  • Containers as Focal Points
    Containers as Focal Points
  • NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
    NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
  • Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
    Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
next

Browse Plants

Narrowed By:Type: Grasses+ Flower Color: Red+ Seasonal Interest: Winter
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 listings   Sort By: Sort
Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee' Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee'
(Big bluestem, turkeyfoot) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

'Pawnee' has an upright habit and warm fall colors that persist into winter. This refined offbig bluestem has the bluish purple stems typical of the genus. In late summer, Purplish red flowers appear in groups of three or six, which look like a turkey foot—hence the nickname: "Turkey Foot Grass." The root system that can extend down more than 10 feet. Each year, a third of these roots die, opening up channels for water. -Scott Vogt, Native grasses, Fine Gardening issue #124
no image available Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
(Switch grass) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This rhizomatous perennial grass has a narrowly upright, clumping form. Mid-green stems bear stiff, erect, blue-gray leaves to 24 inches long. Foliage turns yellow in autumn. Weeping panicles of tiny purple-green spikes appear in early autumn.

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 listings   Sort By: Sort