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 # 1RPM 131

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