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Panicum elegans QIS® Sprinkles | Fiber Optic Grass | Switchgrass

Panicum elegans QIS® Sprinkles | Fiber Optic Grass | Switchgrass

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Panicum elegans QIS® Sprinkles | Fiber Optic Grass (Switchgrass)

Productive. Airy. Sparkling.
One of the most profitable and high-yielding grasses for cut flower growers, Panicum elegans QIS® Sprinkles delivers bucket after bucket of shimmering stems for over 6 weeks from a single planting. Its tall, upright green stems are crowned with sparkling, silvery seed heads that resemble fiber optic lights — delicate and eye-catching.

Also known as fiber optic grass, this airy, ornamental annual is an essential filler for bouquets, wedding work, and textural arrangements.

Key Features

  • Plant type: Annual
  • Height: 60–90 cm (24–36 in)
  • Site: Full sun
  • Days to maturity: 90–110 days
  • Spacing: 22 cm
  • Pinching: Not required
  • Vase life: 7–10 days
  • Productivity: Extremely high – multiple harvests from one planting
  • Bloom time: Mid to late summer

Sowing & Growing Instructions

  • Start indoors 6 weeks before last frost
  • Sow on the surface of moist, well-drained compost – do not bury deeply
  • Maintain a temperature of 15°C
  • Germination in approximately 7 days
  • Transplant to larger modules or pots once established
  • Harden off and plant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed
  • Thrives in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Tip: For a continuous summer harvest, sow in 3 successions spaced 3–4 weeks apart.

Harvesting Tips

Harvest at almost any stage – from early emerging seed heads to fully opened plumes. The more mature the stems, the larger and more dramatic the effect. Suitable for fresh or dried arrangements.

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