P. virgatum is a narrowly upright, rhizomatous, deciduous, perennial grass forming clumps of purple-flushed, mid-green stems bearing upright, flat, linear, mid-green leaves, turning yellow in autumn and light brown in winter. Broad, pendent panicles of tiny, purple-green flower spikelets bloom in early autumn.
Blackwell Switch Grass Care
Panicum Virgatum
What is the plant
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Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
4a - 9b
Difficulty
Easy
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Care is as simple as watering well until established
Pruning
cutting the clumps down in later winter or early spring.
Sunlight
Give it full sun — it can take light shade, but beware: it won’t stand up well in heavier shade.
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Soil
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil
Popularity
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