Panicum virgatum
Switch Grass
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Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Description
P. virgatum is native to much of the United States (except the Far West). It bears clumps of narrow deep green or gray-green leaves. It's bloom begins midsummer. It's clusters open into loose, airy clouds of pinkish blossoms that fade into white, then brown. It's foliage turns yellow in the fall, gradually fading to beige.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Blooming
Airy, branched panicles of flowers are borne in late summer or fall.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Growth
Annual and perennial, evergreen grasses with narrowly lance shaped or linear ovate leaves. P. virgatum grows to 3 feet in 3 foot wide clumps. Grows best in full sun. Works well in a border.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Planting
Divide clumps in late spring or early summer or sow seeds in spring.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Pest
Panicum is vulnerible to sugarcane mosaic virus, tar spot, rust, damping off, black ring, smut, leaf spots, and anthracnose.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Interesting facts
Many species of Panicum are used as fodder for grazing animals and research is underway to use it as a cost effective biofuel.
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) - Soil and irrigation
Rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil. P. virgatum tolerates dry, sandy conditions as well as boggy soil.
