Botanical Name: Common Names:
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Old Switch Panic Grass,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, V-Shaped
Description:
A rhizome, perennial grass that has very strong, showy, arching stems of bluish-green foliage. In summer purple flower seed heads appear above the stems and then in Autumn and Winter the leaves turn to an amber tinge giving year round colour display. Makes a soothing swishing sound in the wind, ideal for a sensory garden. Grows approx. 1.5m H x 0.8m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained