Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Moist to average, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 3-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-6 ft.
FLOWERS:
WILDLIFE: Seed and nesting material for birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Delaware Skipper, banded skippers and satyrs.
NATIVE TO: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
ZONE: 5-9
Another fantastic choice for backyard birders, this grass will be a stately sight in the landscape, adding architectural interest with clumps of erect, bright green foliage. From late summer into fall the foliage is topped with a profusion of airy, purple flowers that will later ripen to golden seed heads, attracting many different species of song and game birds. If left during the winter months, you will be delighted by the number of birds that will use the dried foliage as shelter. An excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, naturalized areas and along ponds and stream margins. Tolerant of drought, deer and wet soil.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Moist to average, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 3-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-6 ft.
FLOWERS:
WILDLIFE: Seed and nesting material for birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Delaware Skipper, banded skippers and satyrs.
NATIVE TO: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
ZONE: 5-9
Another fantastic choice for backyard birders, this grass will be a stately sight in the landscape, adding architectural interest with clumps of erect, bright green foliage. From late summer into fall the foliage is topped with a profusion of airy, purple flowers that will later ripen to golden seed heads, attracting many different species of song and game birds. If left during the winter months, you will be delighted by the number of birds that will use the dried foliage as shelter. An excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, naturalized areas and along ponds and stream margins. Tolerant of drought, deer and wet soil.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Moist to average, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 3-10 ft. SPREAD: 3-6 ft.
FLOWERS:
WILDLIFE: Seed and nesting material for birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Delaware Skipper, banded skippers and satyrs.
NATIVE TO: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
ZONE: 5-9
Another fantastic choice for backyard birders, this grass will be a stately sight in the landscape, adding architectural interest with clumps of erect, bright green foliage. From late summer into fall the foliage is topped with a profusion of airy, purple flowers that will later ripen to golden seed heads, attracting many different species of song and game birds. If left during the winter months, you will be delighted by the number of birds that will use the dried foliage as shelter. An excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, naturalized areas and along ponds and stream margins. Tolerant of drought, deer and wet soil.