Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass)

Consider not cutting Switch Grass back late fall in your garden; it holds up well in heavy snow providing winter cover for small mammals and land birds. Birds will also feed on the seeds and the dried foliage adds a splash of pale yellow to the winter landscape. It is a dominant grass of what was the vast tallgrass North American prairie. Spreads by rhizomes.

Landscape size: 3 – 10 feet

Growing Conditions

• Sun: Full, Part

• Soil Moisutre: Med-Wet, Med, Med-Dry, Dry

In addition to the many birds and mammals that use

Switch Grass, the Tawny-edge Skipper and the

Delaware Skipper also use it as a host plant.