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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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Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Fast |
Critter
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Juglan Tolerant |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Panicum virgatum
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.