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Panicum virgatum

Switch Grass

The leaves emerge flat and green, changing to yellow and red in the fall. Finely textured, pink-tinged flower panicles hover about the foliage.

  • »  Forms an upright, dense clump of medium-green foliage
  • »  Flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
  • »  Airy panicles rising above the foliage are reddish-pink changing to tan in the fall
  • »  Leaves turn yellow to red in autumn and tan throughout the winter
  • »  Bloom Time: July to fall
  • »  Flower Height: 140-200 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 90-120 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Warm Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:120-200 cm
  • Spread:75-100 cm
  • Bloom Color: Pink
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
Fast
Critter
Deer Resistant
Flowering Time
Summer
Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
Clumping
Upright
Foliage Color
Green
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Panicum virgatum

Native to Ontario

Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Panicum virgatum

Grows best in a moist soil, in full sun, is tolerant of a dry soil in partial shade and can be used for slope stabilization. It should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring.