Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Amaryllids Asclepias incarnata forms stunning 50"

Asclepias incarnata forms stunning 50" tall stalks

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

though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall

so locate it so that it stays very dry during the winter months

Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine Amaryllids Asclepias incarnata forms stunning 50"Panicum '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