Description
Panicum elegans
One of the most productive and profitable cuts I’ve ever grown. This grass cranks out buckets and buckets of stems every few days for a solid 6 weeks from just one planting. The tall stiff green stems are topped with glittering silvery seed heads resembling the fiber optic wands that were so popular during my childhood. For a summer long harvest, plant 3 successions roughly 3-4 weeks apart.
Plant type: annual
Height: 24-36”
Site: full
Days to maturity: 90-110 days
Plant spacing: 9-12”
Pinch: N/A
Approx seeds per packet: 50
How to grow:
Start seed indoors in trays 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/vase life:
Seed heads can be harvested at almost any stage, from barely emerging to fully blown open. The more mature the stem, the larger the explosion grows. Stems last 10-14 days in the vase.
