Panicum virgatum

Switch Grass

Switch Grass is a clump-forming, warm season native grass. Plants provide cover for wildlife; birds feed on the seeds. Switch Grass spreads both by rhizomes and seed.

Native, warm-season grass
Food and cover for wildlife

Item

Description

On Hand

13444 S3-1 RPM 0

More about Panicum virgatum :

On Midwestern prairies and bottomland sites, Switch Grass develops long rhizomes (underground stems) that grow horizontally to interlace and form a thick, dense sod. On upland sites, Switch Grass grows as a bunchgrass.

Switch Grass Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Produced using Forrest Keeling's patented RPM Root Production Method ® technology for exceptional growth and survivability.

Height:

36-72 Inches

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Spread:

24-60 Inches

Hardiness Zone:

5 - 9

Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture Preference
Dry
Average
Habit
Perennial
Program
Grow Native!
Attributes
Mass Planting
Wetlands and Streambank Stabilization
Drought Tolerant
Midwest Native
Erosion Control
Naturalizing
Forage
Rain Gardens and Bioswales
Cut Flower
Great Foliage
Sun-loving
Dried Flower