panicum virgatum (switch grass) native
$18.95
- forms an upright, dense clump of medium-green foliage
- flat leaf blades are 30 cm long, branching from upright stems
- bloom time: july to fall
- warm season grasses are much slower starting in the spring
- they do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer
- they flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter
- most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions
- zone 5
- height 120-200cm
- spread 75-100cm
- colour pink
- grows best in a moist soil, in full sun, is tolerant of a dry soil in partial shade and can be used for slope stabilization
- it should be pruned back to 10 cm above ground level in early spring
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- attracts birds
- fast growing
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- long blooming
- heat tolerant
- salt tolerant
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)