About This Plant
Switchgrass is a warm season, slow spreading grass that forms dense, attractive clumps. In the summer, tiny pinkish flowers grow in clusters on long stems that hang above the foliage. It provides texture and color year round, and grows best when it is cut back in late winter.
Plant Details
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Switchgrass has a high flammability rating and it is generally recommended that it be planted a good distance away from home sites.
Alternate Names
Panic Grass, Switch Grass, Tall Panic Grass, Thatchgrass, Wild Redtop
