Transplant, don't direct sow
Seedlings look like weeds.
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A seed worth growing
Sparkling, airy filler.
Fine, airy plumes add sparkle to bouquets and beds, and the plants are easy to grow.
Keep cutting and it sends up more flushes of stems.
Ready to cut about 84–112 days from sowing, on plants 24–32" tall. Open-pollinated.
In stock — 500 Seeds
Know before you sow
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Seedlings look like weeds.
Full sun.
Airy sprays.
More flushes follow.
About 7–14 days, held at 60–64°F (16–18°C).
Recommended: sow 5–6 weeks before planting out, lightly covered. Young seedlings look just like weedy grass, so transplants make the first weeding far easier than direct sowing.
10–12".
Well-drained soil.
Full sun.
Cut when the flower sprays are fully open. Keep cutting for more flushes of stems.
Filler and texture in bouquets and mixed containers; an easy bedding plant.
Grown as an annual.
24–32".
Panicum elegans
100 seeds.
About 38,300 on average.
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