Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

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Common Name:  Switchgrass

Attracts:  Butterflies, Larval Host, Birds

Use:  Garden, Naturalizing and Monarch Garden

Light:  Full Sun to Part Sun

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 9  USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Moist

Flower Time:  Mid-August to October

Flower Color:  Reddish Purple

Height:  3' - 6'

Notes:  Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) is a clump-forming native grass, show-stopper.  Beautiful in all seasons and valued by many butterflies and moths as a larval host plant, seeds for songbirds and cover/nesting material for many wildlife species.

Native to all US except the West Coast, RARE IN VT:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).