Scientific Name: Panicum virgatum
Common Name: Switch Grass
Hardiness Zone: 5a - 9b
Hardiness Degree: -20°F (-28.9°C)
Blooming Season: Late Summer, Autumn
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Heat Tolerant
General Information: A beautiful ornamental grass with wonderful blue foliage. Excellent for perennial or meadow gardens with monarda, rudbeckia and asters. Outstanding as a landscape accent or screen. Airy clouds of flowers are great for cut or dried arrangements.
Water: Medium
Fertilize: None or when needed only
Spacing: 36 - 48" (91 - 122cm)
Height: 48 - 60" (122 - 152cm)
Width: 24 - 36" (61 - 91cm)
Exposure: Sun