Blue Fountain Switch Grass
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Blue Fountain Switch Grass highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Big fine-textured fountains of steely blue-green, the Blue Fountain Switch Grass PP#28192 (Panicum virgatum 'Blue Fountain') is a durable Panicum that doesn't believe in laying low! Upright and towering to around 8 feet, these water-fountain-like airy grasses feature wispy plumes in the summer of greenish-tan flowers.
Adding a Zen-like swishing sound as it sways and gently rustles in the breeze, these are fantastic plants when you want white noise and motion in the landscape as well as a cool-blue, sizeable form! Each wide blade rises up and then flops over at the end, waving and flickering in the breeze yet standing up to snow and wind all winter long!
Switch Grass is cold and heat tolerant, easily standing up to USDA planting zones 4 to 9, growing up to 6-8 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide when mature! Showy all year round, these Grasses take on orange and red fall color before becoming a lovely tan for the winter. This perennial Grass shelters and feeds songbirds over the winter and the dried seedheads provide much-needed winter interest.
Landscape Application:
Blue Fountain Switch Grass is a mighty specimen, standing out among darker evergreens and more verdant shrubs and plants with its steely hue. Growing tall enough to be more than a pretty face, this giant can create pinpoint screening or medium/fast-growing privacy hedges without the formal hedge look!
Soften corners and add a waving backdrop to any style sun garden, Blue Fountain is ideal for enveloping your seating areas, meditation and reading nooks, outdoor dining, or poolside seating in soft, rustling white noise and privacy. Block the wind around a fire pit or line the hot sunny side of your home with a row of these low-maintenance plants!
Handling both drought and wetter areas along ponds and streams, this versatile Panicum works in both Rock gardens, Xeric sites, Firewise landscapes, and Rain Garden edges! Try massing for erosion control or to stabilize a bank with a beautiful swaying cool-blue beauty that stands up strong and tall!
- Tall & Wide Clumps Of Blue-Green Blades
- Motion, White Noise, Blocks Wind & Privacy
- Greenish Tan Airy Seed Plumes
- Winter Interest & Bird-Cover
- Screening, Hedges, Backdrops, Specimens & Versatile Workhorse
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Switch Grass is a warm-season grass so it may take a bit to get going in the spring, but thrive through the heat and full sun of the summer months. Plant in about any kind of well-drained soil and give new plants a regular schedule of moderate moisture access and a mulched bed for best results. Wait until early spring (before new growth emerges) to bundle up the entire clump and cut back to about 6 inches above the ground. Rake out the interior and divide clumps every 3-5 years to maintain their vigor.
- Full Sun For Strongest Growth
- Any Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate Moisture - Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Prune Back Early Spring
- Warm Season Grass Type
Cool things off with the big Blue Fountain Switch Grass in your landscape today! You'll love these and many more year-round Grasses that are adaptable, versatile workhorses in the garden! Now at NatureHills.com!
