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Redtop Panicgrass

Panicum rigidulum

Redtop panicgrass is a clumping wetland grass with reddish, airy seed heads, thriving at pond edges and in wet meadows. Good structure and seed for rain gardens.

Family
Poaceae
Type
grass
Lifespan
perennial
Height
2–4 ft
Spacing
1–2 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
wet, moist
Soil pH
acidic, neutral
Bloom
August, September
Bloom colors
brown, red
Wildlife value
songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses
specimen, border, rain garden, naturalizing
Native states
AR, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA