{"product_id":"blue-spear-switch-grass-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Blue Spear Switch Grass - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Spear is a switch grass with a sturdy, columnar clump of blue-green leaves and a flower display unlike other switch grasses. In late summer its flower heads stay tight and fused just above the foliage, looking more like small sorghum heads than the usual airy clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows about 4 feet tall and 2 to 2½ feet wide, handles wind, salt and drought, and stands up through winter. Cut the heads for fall arrangements or leave them for birds and winter interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrow, upright blue-green leaves about ½ inch wide form a sturdy, columnar clump 48 to 52 inches tall and 24 to 30 inches wide. In late summer, compact, dense flower panicles appear just above the foliage; rather than opening into an airy haze, they stay tightly clustered like small sorghum heads, green-tan maturing to warm tan. In fall the foliage takes on golden and tan tones. At peak the plant is a straight blue-green column topped with a band of dense tan seed heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Spear thrives in the same full sun as lavender, and its upright blue-green column makes a tidy vertical accent behind lavender, carrying interest into fall and winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in almost any soil, from sand to clay; it is drought tolerant once established but also handles wetter spots. Hardy in zones 4 to 9. Leave it standing for winter interest and bird cover, then cut it back to a few inches in early spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Panicum virgatum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green-tan maturing to tan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Columnar clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 ft–52 in tall × 24–30 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724323062056,"sku":"GLLF-PER-3CCE9C92-72","price":716.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/blue-spear-switch-grass.jpg?v=1790865226","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/blue-spear-switch-grass-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}