Switch Grass
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Poaceae
Growth habit
Grass/Sedge
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Houston and Grossman Ponds, Peterson Oak Grove, Urban Tree Collection, Bioswale Garden, Conifer Slope
Source of plant
Bluebird Nursery Inc., Plant Delights, Sunny Border Ohio, Plantasia, North Creek Nurseries, Sooner Plant Farm, The Plantsmen, Klyn Nurseries
Description
Plants reach 3' in height forming a neat compact clump of foliage that has a dark purple cast on its tips throughout the summer; in fall the foliage turns dark black-purple.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
fall color