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Blackwell Switch Grass Care

Panicum Virgatum

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What is the plant

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.

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Lighting

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

Hardiness zone

4a - 9b

Difficulty

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

  • Water

    Water

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    Care is as simple as watering well until established

  • Pruning

    Pruning

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    cutting the clumps down in later winter or early spring.

  • Sunlight

    Sunlight

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    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

    Soil

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    Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

  • Popularity

    Popularity

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    571 people already have this plant 113 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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