Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum | Pots ready spring to fall

Common name: Switch Grass

Scientific name: Panicum virgatum

Category: Native Grass, Common Perennial

Sample mature size: 1.5 m tall, 1 m wide; 5 ft tall, 3.5 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Average

Soil: Sand, Loam

Blooms: Green in July

Natural habitats: Open-upland, Prairie-savannahs, Meadow-grasslands

Wildlife benefits: Host plant 🐛, Songbirds 🐦, Butterflies/skippers 🦋

Points of interest: - Host plant for larval Dargida Rubripennis, Delaware Skipper, and Hobomuk Skipper - Both perennial and self -seeding - Used for forage to feed stock and because of it's deep root system as a ground cover for erosion control