Monday, July 22, 2024

Switch Grass Shenandoah



Name:   Switch Grass
Variety:  Shenandoah
Type: perennial grass
Height: 3 ft
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted south side at the east end of the garage
care:  fertilize monthly with bloom booster.  cut down to ground in fall


Purchased at Arbor Farms.  It was cropped.

Summer Sweet



Name: clethra alnifolia
Variety:  Ruby Spice
Type:  Shrub
Height:  6' x 6'
Zone: 3
Sun:  Partial Sun to Shade
Flower Color: light pink
Bloom Time: late summer
Fragrance:  yes
Location:  se back yard border north of vibernum
Care:  Fertilize with spikes in spring.   Dead head early spring.

Purchased at English Gardens