Panicum virgatum Ruby Ribbons PP 17944 Nassella This new introduction from Olga

This new introduction from Olga Petryszyn makes a fast-growing

old Ford vans can go from 60 mph to 0 in just a few seconds as I can attest when I saw this long-abandoned gladiolus growing by the guardrail just outside Asheville

tubular flowers highlighted with yellow inside

white angular bands on both the top and bottom

comes via PDN-grown seed from an original plant collected from a logged-over floodplain near the northern end of its range in Edgefield County

Panicum virgatum Ruby Ribbons PP 17944 Nassella This new introduction from OlgaPanicum 'Ruby Ribbons' came about thanks to the breeding program of University of Connecticut's plant breeder, Dr. Mark Brand. His deer resistant hybrid (Panicum 'Heavy Metal' x Panicum 'Hans Herme') produces a 4' tall, upright specimen emerging with blue grey foliage that begins taking on a burgundy red hue as early as midsummer. The foliage color intensifies as the season progresses, serving as a nice foil when the clumps are topped with airy 4'