Panicum virgatum

Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum
Common Name: switch grass
Family Name: Poaceae
Origin/Distribution: Garden origin

Leaf: Bluish, Red, Green, (fall)Yellow, Simple, Grass-like, Glabrous, Parallel venation, Linear/Acute/Sheathing/Serrulate

Bud: Basal

Flower: Green, Showy, Floriferous, Panicle-like, Spikelet, Jul/Aug

Fruit/Seed: Grain(caryopsis), Red, Green, Brown, Showy, Sep/Oct

Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m/Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m

Habit: Arching, Stiffly upright, Upright

Form: Oval-vertical

Soil: Rocky, Gravelly, Dry, Well-drained

Moisture: Low, Dry

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 3 - 8

Landscape use: Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub boarder, Perennial boarder, Wildlife food

Notes: Perennial