Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine China stalks to 30" tall of

stalks to 30" tall of small lavender

The corpse flower seed stalk

that's bovine excrement to you city folks

baking sun

where they can cascade

Panicum virgatum Cloud Nine China stalks to 30" tall ofPanicum '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