Growing Panic Grass Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Panicum violaceum
- Other Names: Violet Panic Grass
- Seed Type: Perennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Panic grass seeds are a sun-hardy grow and most commonly sown directly outside just after the frost. For earliest blooming, begin indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and seeds are known to take as few as 14 days to germinate and as many as 48 days with full lighting. Panic grass is popularly grown in large decorative planters just as popularly as it is in the yard.
- Days to Maturity: 126 – 140 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4 – 10
- Planting Depth: Plant 6 – 7 seeds ¼” deep
- Plant Spacing: 18 – 24"
- Growth Habit: 36 – 48" tall grassy upright with a 24 – 36" spread of dense ornamental grass and 6 – 8" feathered plumes
- Soil Preference: Average, medium moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – Partial shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Panic grass seeds thrive in a variety of soils but will suffer in either extreme, over-saturation and dehydration. Plants are known to suffer from root rot, rust, and mildew if not properly drained or ventilated. Panicum violaceum is not susceptible to any pests or diseases.
- Color: Light grassy greens and burgundy plumes
Panic grass seeds are a sun-hardy grow and most commonly sown directly outside just after the frost. For earliest blooming, begin indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and seeds are known to take as few as 14 days to germinate and as many as 48 days with full lighting. Panic grass is popularly grown in large decorative planters just as popularly as it is in the yard. Plant 6 – 7 Panic grass seeds ¼” deep in average, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Panic grass seeds thrive in a variety of soils but will suffer in either extreme, over-saturation and dehydration. Plants are known to suffer from root rot, rust, and mildew if not properly drained or ventilated. Panicum violaceum is not susceptible to any pests or diseases. Panic grass seeds are perennials that will mature in 126 – 140 days as 36 – 48" tall grassy uprights with a 24 – 36" spread of dense ornamental grasses and 6 – 8" feathered plumes.
Panicum violaceum, or otherwise known as Panic Grass, is native to most of the tropical environments throughout the world. The genus Panicum consists of over 450 species and, like Panicum violaceum, are found all throughout the world's tropics.