Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' ~ Monrovia® Hot Rod Switch Grass privacy-screen Ilex verticillata is a native

Ilex verticillata is a native food source for several animals and pollinators

China Girl Holly is a slow-growing mounding evergreen shrub with dense branches of sharp-toothed

2020-11-17 14 32 39 Impatiens walleriana with red flowers blooming in late autumn along Metrotech Drive at the Sully Place Shopping Center in Chantilly

NY State IPM Program at Cornell University from New York

IMAGE: Photos by Rexness

Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod' ~ Monrovia® Hot Rod Switch Grass privacy-screen Ilex verticillata is a nativeMonrovia Hot Rod Switch Grass is a dense clumping native grass with stiff upright blue green foliage that transitions to red then deep burgundy by fall. In mid summer stems holding airy clusters of tiny purple flowers raise above the foliage like a cloud which turn brown in fall and persist through winter. Prefers part sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Central and East N. America; GA Native Height: 3' 4' Spread: 2' 3'