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
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

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