Switch Grass
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 5 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 3 feet |
Switch Grass features airy plumes of rose flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. The brick red seed heads are carried on showy plumes displayed in abundance from late summer to mid fall. Its grassy leaves are green in colour. The foliage often turns yellow in fall.
Additional Information
| Colour | rose |
|---|---|
| Effect | Airy |
| Hold | Rising |
| Period | in mid summer |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Plume |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Shape | Grassy |
| Summer Colour | green |
| Fall Colour | yellow |
| Colour | brick red |
|---|---|
| Type | Plume |
| Ornamental Period | from late summer to mid fall |
| Ornamental Value | High |
| Hardiness Zone | 2b |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun to partial shade |
| Moisture | dry to moist |
| Plant Form | upright spreading |
| Plant Origin | native |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Garden, Massing |
| Soil pH | alkaline |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | herbaceous |
| Canopy | leggy |
| Family | Switch Grass |
| Genus | Panicum |
| Species | virgatum |
| Lifespan | 15 |
| Pruning | late winter pruning |
| Propagation | division |
| Texture | medium fine |
