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Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass)
$15.00
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.
