Scientific Name: Panicum virgatum
Common Name: switch grass
Native Range: North America
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant type & Form: Ornamental grass; stiff, columnar form
Height: 3.00 to 6.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: July to February
Bloom Description: Pink-tinged
Flower: finely-textured, pink-tinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy cloud.
Leaf: medium green leaves which turn yellow (sometimes with orange tints) in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Soil type & pH: Tolerates a wide range of soils,
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Naturalizing
Tolerates: Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution
Notes: Panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in fall with the seed plumes persisting well into winter.
Identification notes: Look for hairs where the leaf meets the stem
